Patent ID: 7527478

Claim:
A ceiling fan comprising, an electric motor; an annular array of blade irons mounted to said motor, and a ceiling fan blade associated with each said blade iron of said annular array of blade irons, each said blade having at least one fixed catch mounting hole and at least one moveable fastener mounting hole; each said blade iron having at least one fixed catch having a wall portion and a top portion extending from said wall portion in a first direction along the longitudinal axis of said blade iron, each said blade iron also having a moveable fastener having a wall portion and a top portion extending from said wall portion in a second direction along the longitudinal axis of said blade iron and with said second direction being generally in the opposite direction from said first direction, said moveable fastener wall portion and top portion being slidable along the longitudinal axis in a longitudinal direction between a locked position locking one said blade to said blade iron and an unlocked position unlocking said one blade from said blade iron; whereby each respective blade may be mounted to each respective blade iron by passing the fixed catch through the fan blade catch mounting hole and the moveable fastener through the fan blade fastener mounting hole and then moving the moveable fastener from its unlocked position to its locked position.