Patent ID: 6010110
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: F04D

Abstract:
A pull chain grommet and coupler assembly for a ceiling fan, comprising in combination:a switch housing having a wall with a hole therethrough;a switch having a threaded neck with a pull chain extending through a longitudinal bore in said threaded neck of said switch;a grommet having a threaded neck with a longitudinal bore therethrough;a coupler having a longitudinal bore therethrough and threads for threaded connection at one end to said threaded neck of said switch and for threaded connection at another end to the threaded neck of said grommet such that said longitudinal bores of said switch, said grommet and said coupler are aligned allowing said pull chain of said switch to extend therethrough;said threaded neck of said switch being threaded to said one end of said coupler; andsaid threaded neck of said grommet being positioned through said hole in said switch housing and then threaded to said other end of said coupler for securing said switch to said switch housing and thereby allowing said grommet to completely cover said hole in said switch housing.