Patent ID: 8033787

Claim:
An apparatus for mounting a ceiling fan, the apparatus comprising: a mounting bracket having a support ring and two mounting arms, each of said mounting arms having a respective mounting aperture and an exteriorly disposed mounting portion; a down rod having an upper end and a lower end, wherein said upper end of said down rod has a mounting boss which engages said support ring of said mounting bracket to suspend said ceiling fan from said mounting bracket, and said lower end of said down rod is adapted for engaging a mounting member of a motor housing of said ceiling fan; a canopy having a rim portion, a sidewall and a lower portion which extend adjacent said mounting bracket, with said rim disposed adjacent said mounting portions of said mounting arms and secured to said mounting bracket, said lower portion having a down rod opening for receiving said down rod and apertures for securing said fan housing directly to said canopy in an alternate mounting configuration; and a cover having an opening for fitting around said down rod, said cover further having a collar which upwardly extends adjacent to said opening and which is sized for fitting in said down rod opening, with said collar having a plurality of protuberances which extend from said collar for engaging an upperside of said lower portion of said canopy to secure said collar to said canopy, said cover adapted for engaging said lower portion of said canopy for locating said protuberances to extend adjacent to said upper side of said lower portion of said canopy.