US 11,939,989 B2
Ceiling fan, blade, and blade connector
Charles William Botkin, Cordova, TN (US); Douglas Troy Mason, Horn Lake, MS (US); Bobby Neal Norwood, Oakland, TN (US); and Matthew McPherson, Memphis, TN (US)
Assigned to Hunter Fan Company, Memphis, TN (US)
Filed by Hunter Fan Company, Memphis, TN (US)
Filed on Jan. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/155,234.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/328,068, filed on Apr. 6, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0323894 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. F04D 29/34 (2006.01); F04D 25/08 (2006.01)
CPC F04D 29/34 (2013.01) [F04D 25/088 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A ceiling fan comprising:
a motor;
a blade including a set of openings, the blade extending between a root and a tip;
a blade iron including a set of mount posts arranged complementary to the set of openings; and
a connector including a set of receptacles and provided within the set of openings, wherein the set of receptacles receive the set of mount posts to couple the blade to the blade iron;
wherein a first receptacle of the set of receptacles includes a snap-lock feature, which defines a first seat to receive a mount post of the set of mount posts.