Patent ID: 11959490
Assignee: HUNTER FAN COMPANY
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A ceiling fan comprising:
a motor,
a blade including an upper surface and a lower surface, with a set of openings extending between the upper surface and the lower surface;
a blade iron coupling the blade to the motor; and
a connection assembly coupling the blade iron to the blade, the connection assembly comprising:
at least one finger configured to insert into a first opening of the set of openings,
a spring tab configured to insert into a second opening of the set of openings, different than the first opening, and
a spring member,

wherein the blade is movable between a first position and a second position relative to the connection assembly, wherein in the first position the at least one finger is inserted into the first opening, the spring member applies a biasing force against one of the upper surface or lower surface, and the spring tab is unaligned with the second opening, and wherein in the second position the spring tab is aligned with and inserted into the second opening, and the at least one finger is drawn against the other of the upper surface or lower surface by the biasing force.