Patent ID: 9279428
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: F04D,F05D,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A quick installation ceiling fan comprising: a ceiling fan motor; a plurality of blades each of the blades having a first slot adjacent to a root end of the blade, a second slot adjacent to a tip end of the blade, and at least one middle slot between the first slot and the second slot; and a plurality of blade arms, each of the blade arms having a proximate end attached to the ceiling fan motor and a distal end, the distal end of each blade arm having a first fastener with a hook edge extending in a first direction, at least one upwardly extending post for fitting into the at least one middle slot in the blades, and a second fastener having a hook edge facing in a second direction which is different from the first direction, with one of the first and the second fasteners being bendable, wherein the blades are mounted to the blade arms by overlaying one of the first slot or the second slot of each blade over one of the first fastener and the second fastener of each blade arm, and positioning the at least one middle slot over the at least one post and hooking one of the first fastener with the hook edge or the second fastener with the hook edge to snap onto another one of the first slot or the second slot.