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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2011
Curtis Nolan Lagman, Cornelius, NC (US);
Jean Tuck Mcgregor, Waxhaw, NC (US);
James Michael Broughman, Huntersville, NC (US);
John Caleb Dawson, Troy, AL (US);
Dominic Louis Sasso, Dallas, NC (US);
Curtis Nolan Lagman, Cornelius, NC (US);
Jean Tuck McGregor, Waxhaw, NC (US);
James Michael Broughman, Huntersville, NC (US);
John Caleb Dawson, Troy, AL (US);
Dominic Louis Sasso, Dallas, NC (US);
LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC., Mooresville, NC (US);
Abstract
In general terms, embodiments of the present invention relate to fan assemblies and methods for installing the same. For example, some embodiments of the present invention include a fan assembly that includes: (a) a rotational member; (b) a connection member structured for connection to the rotational member and including a body portion and a head portion; and (c) a blade arm defining an opening therein, such that the opening includes an open end portion and a closed end portion. In some embodiments, the connection member and the blade arm are configured such that, (a) when the blade arm is positioned in a support state, the head portion of the connection member rests against the blade arm to support the blade arm relative to the rotational member, and (b) when the blade arm is positioned in a secure state, the head portion of the connection member at least partially bears against the blade arm adjacent to the opening defined in the blade arm. Also, some of these embodiments of the present invention may be characterized as 'easy install' fan assemblies because they include an 'easy install' blade arm to motor connection, as described above, and/or an “easy install” blade arm to fan blade connection.