Patent ID: 8770937

Claim:
A fan, comprising: (a) a motor assembly; (b) a rotatable hub assembly having an inner anchor assembly, wherein the rotatable hub assembly is rotatably coupled to the motor assembly; (c) a plurality of fan blades, each fan blade comprising: i. a first end securably coupled to the rotatable hub assembly, ii. a second end, iii. a leading edge, iv. a trailing edge, and v. a channel extending from the first end to the second end; (d) a plurality of cables, each cable having an inner end and an outer end; wherein each cable extends through the channel of a corresponding fan blade of the plurality of fan blades, and wherein each cable is coupled at the inner end to the inner anchor assembly of the rotatable hub assembly; and (e) a plurality of outer anchor members, wherein each outer anchor member is coupled to a fan blade of the plurality of fan blades at the second end of each fan blade wherein each outer anchor member comprises an outer anchor plate, and wherein each cable of the plurality of cables is coupled at the outer end to the corresponding outer anchor plate.