Patent ID: 6790009
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: F04D

Abstract:
A fan comprising,a base; an electric motor coupled to said base; an annular array of blades mounted to said motor; a first grill half having a peripheral rim; a second grill half having a peripheral rim; and a mounting ring having a channel therein sized and shaped to receive said first grill half peripheral rim and said second grill half peripheral rim, said mounting ring having a first end and a second end, one said end having a latch mounted thereon configured to be received by a catch associated with the other said end, said mounting ring also having locking means for locking said ends together, whereby the mounting ring captures the peripheral rims of the two grill halves and the ends are temporarily coupled together through the use of the latch and catch, and the ends are then locked together through the use of the locking means without requiring an installer to manually maintain the relative positions of the ends during the locking process.