Patent ID: 6863498

Claim:
A blade spreading assembly for quick ceiling fan installation, comprising a pivoting pin and a locking pin; a U-shaped fan rotor bracket with two upward side walls, each side wall is provided with an aperture and an arc-shaped slot for coupling with the pivoting pin and for guiding the upward and downward movement of the locking pin, respectively; said arc slot is provided with a recess notch and a locking notch at the top and at the bottom, respectively, for securing the pivoting pin and the locking pin in position; a blade connecting arm, said arm is substantially flat at one end for attaching to a fan blade and is U-shaped at the opposite end for operatively coupling with the pivoting pin and locking pin through an elongated aperture when said arm is engaged with said fan rotor bracket; and a set of coil spring for urging said pivoting pin and said locking pin towards each other.