Patent ID: 6872054
Filing Date: 2005-03-29
Classification: F04D

Abstract:
1. A mounting system for mounting a ceiling fan to a canted ceiling with the fan blades driven in a horizontal plane, and which system comprises: (a) a mounting plate with annular rim adapted to be mounted to the canted ceiling; (b) an elongated hanger rod hung from said mounting plate; (c) a downrod suspended from said hanger rod defining an axis of fan blades rotation; (d) a canopy slidably positioned about said mounting plate with an annular rim sized to be positioned about said mounting plate rim; (e) asymmetrical mounting means for securing said canopy rim to said mounting plate rim in a position selected to orient said hanger rod substantially horizontal and parallel to the plane of fan rotation, and (f) a multi-lobe ball suspended from said hanger rod to which said downrod is mounted for directionally limited tilting movement.