Patent ID: 6802694
Filing Date: 2004-10-12
Classification: F04D,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
A ceiling fan, comprising in combination:a plurality of ceiling fan blades, each blade having an exterior end and a connecting end; a ceiling fan motor having a rotating member; a plurality of mounting arms, each mounting arm having an interior end and an exterior end, the interior end being attached to the rotating member of the motor; and securing components to secure each blade to each mounting arm, the securing components include three flat headed protruding members attached to and extending upward in a triangular configuration from the exterior end of each mounting arm, each of the protruding members having a head portion with a larger diameter than a stem portion, the securing components further include a triangular configuration of three keyhole shaped slots adjacent to the connecting end of the ceiling fan blades, each of the keyhole shaped slots having, a wider opening and a narrow opening, wherein each of the protruding members are simultaneously inserted into each wider opening of the keyhole slots, and wherein the protruding members and the slots are slid relative to one another causing a portion of the protruding members to be secured within the narrow openings of the keyhole shaped slots.