Patent ID: 8734106

Claim:
A cover for a fan including at least one fan blade, a fan body operatively coupled to the fan blade, a fan pipe coupled to the fan body, and a fan canopy coupled to the fan pipe, the cover comprising: a cylindrical fan pipe and canopy portion further comprising a longitudinal axis and being shaped and dimensioned to enclose the fan pipe and canopy, the fan pipe and canopy portion further comprising a first closure member defining a first slit extending in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis; a fan blade and body portion further comprising a sheath defining a top surface, a bottom surface, a periphery, and a radial direction, the fan blade and body portion further comprising a second closure member defining a second slit extending across at least a portion of the top surface, the periphery, and at least a portion of the bottom surface; and the fan pipe and canopy portion and the fan blade and body portion being releasably attached at about a center of the fan blade and body portion.