US 12,404,865 B2
Ceiling fan mounting kit
Douglas Troy Mason, Horn Lake, MS (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 May 9, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/659,700.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/606,759, filed on Dec. 6, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2025/0188943 A1, Jun. 12, 2025
Int. Cl. F04D 25/06 (2006.01); F04D 25/08 (2006.01); F04D 29/60 (2006.01); F04D 29/64 (2006.01); F21V 33/00 (2006.01)
CPC F04D 25/0693 (2013.01) [F04D 25/06 (2013.01); F04D 25/088 (2013.01); F04D 29/601 (2013.01); F04D 29/646 (2013.01); F21V 33/0096 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A ceiling fan mounting kit for a non-hard-wired electrical connection, the kit comprising:
a mounting bracket having fastener openings through which fasteners can pass to secure the mounting bracket to a structure;
a strain relief carried by the mounting bracket;
an electrical cord coupled to the strain relief and having a plug on one end and wire leads on another end; and
a hanger bracket having a hanger ball seat;
wherein the mounting bracket further comprises a peripheral wall with a cord notch through which the electrical cord passes;
wherein the strain relief is aligned with the cord notch; and
wherein the wire leads are located interior of the peripheral wall and the plug is exterior of the peripheral wall.