Patent ID: 8827664

Claim:
A ceiling fan comprising, a motor having a motor shaft; a plurality of blades coupled to said motor; a downrod having a pair of downrod mounting holes, and a motor adapter coupled to said motor shaft and said downrod, said motor adapter having a downrod receiver having a floor and a tubular wall with a first set screw hole therethrough aligned with said downrod pair of downrod mounting holes, a second set screw hole therethrough aligned with said downrod pair of downrod mounting holes, and a weep hole closely adjacent said floor extending through said tubular wall, said second set screw hole having internal threads therein, said tubular wall having an interior surface with two projections extending therefrom, said second set screw hole being positioned between said two projections, said motor adapted also including a set screw having a threaded shank configured to threadably mate with said threaded second set screw hole, a head, and a tapered portion between said shank and said head, said tapered portion being tapered from a size smaller than said downrod mounting holes to a size larger than said downrod mounting holes.