Patent ID: 7544045

Claim:
A fan locking apparatus for holding a fan shaft of a fan against rotation relative to a stationary structure adjacent the fan, the apparatus comprising: a support member that is attachable to the stationary structure adjacent the fan; a first lock member connected to the support member with the first lock member positioned on a first side of the fan shaft when the support member is attached to the stationary structure adjacent the fan; a second lock member connected to the support member with the second lock member positioned on a second side of the fan shaft opposite the first lock member on the first side of the fan shaft when the support member is attached to the stationary structure adjacent the fan; at least one of the first and second lock members being movable toward the other of the first and second lock members and toward the fan shaft to engage the fan shaft and hold the fan shaft against rotation, and being movable away from the other of the first and second lock members and away from the fan shaft to disengage the fan shaft and release the fan shaft for rotation.