Patent ID: 7300248

Claim:
In a ceiling fan assembly including an overhead support member, a hanger bracket secured to said support member and a fan motor depending from said hanger bracket, improvements therein comprising: a housing encapsulating said hanger bracket and said fan motor; a first detent engagement pair detachably securing said housing to said hanger bracket; a second detent engagement pair opposing said first detent engagement pair detachably securing said housing to said hanger bracket; each said detent engagement pair includes an element of said engagement pair carried by said mounting bracket and a complemental element of said detent engagement carried by said housing; said element of said detent engagement pair includes a pin projecting radially from said hanger bracket; said complemental element of said detent engagement pair includes a recess for matingly receiving said pin; and each said recess is integral with a circumferentially extending slot sized to receive the respective pin therein.