Patent ID: 6171062
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: F04D

Abstract:
A fitting adapted for holding an upright coupling member, which extends in a first axis and which is disposed in an upper wall of a motor casing and coaxial to a rotor shaft of a ceiling fan, onto a flat ceiling wall, said fitting comprising:(a) a mounting bracket including(i) an upper major wall adapted to be fixed on and to abut against the ceiling wall, and having two side edge portions opposite to each other to define an uppermost abutment plane in a radial direction relative to the first axis, and(ii) rightmost and leftmost mounting walls respectively extending downwards from said two side edge portions, at least one of said rightmost and leftmost mounting walls having a positioning wall which is spaced apart from said uppermost abutment plane in an axial direction parallel to the first axis, and which extends parallel to said uppermost abutment plane and about the first axis, and an anchoring seat which is disposed immediately upstream of said positioning wall in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction and which is disposed to be spaced apart from said uppermost abutment plane with a width in the first axial direction that is larger than a width between said positioning wall and said uppermost abutment plane;(b) a protective covering member including(i) an upper annular secured portion with an uppermost peripheral edge,(ii) a skirt portion circumferentially extending from said annular secured portion about a second axis and downwardly to form a lower annular wall which defines an opening adapted for insertion of the upright coupling member,(iii) an anchored portion extending from said uppermost peripheral edge of said upper annular secured portion radially, inwardly and downwardly such that when said anchored portion is brought to engage with said anchoring seat, said protective covering member will be suspended from said mounting bracket in a non-fastened state, and when said anchored portion is brought to engage said positioning wall, said uppermost peripheral edge can be brought towards said uppermost abutment plane so as to place said protective covering member in a ready state for fastening; and(c) a pair of fastening members, each disposed to bring said upper annular secured portion towards a respective one of said rightmost and leftmost mounting walls so as to tighten said upper annular secured portion against said respective one of said rightmost and leftmost mounting walls when said protective covering member is in the ready state.