# US 10,371,344 B2 · Ceiling fan lampshade mounting assembly > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,371,344 B2 - Document ID: US10371344B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/229,941 - Filed: 2016-08-05 - Published: 2017-02-16 - Granted: 2019-08-06 - Earliest claimed: 2015-08-13 - Applicants: Maura Rossi - Inventors: Maura Rossi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10371344B2 ## CPC - F21V 1/08: adjustable - F04D 25/088: {Ceiling fans} - F04D 29/005: {Decorative aspects, i.e. features which have no effect on the functioning of the pump} - F21V 17/002: {with provision for interchangeability, i.e. component parts being especially adapted to be replaced by another part with the same or a different function (F21V17/10 takes precedence)} - F21V 33/0096: {Fans, e.g. ceiling fans (forced cooling of lighting devices characterised by the arrangement of fans F21V29/67)} - F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - F04D: NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS (engine fuel-injection pumps F02M; ion pumps H01J41/12; electrodynamic pumps H02K44/02) ## Abstract A ceiling fan lampshade mounting assembly for mounting a lampshade on a ceiling fan includes an adjustable support configured for attachment to the ceiling fan and a plurality of lampshade support members carried by the adjustable support, each of the plurality of lampshade support members configured to engage and support the lampshade. The ceiling fan lampshade mounting assembly mounts a lampshade having a selected appearance over one or more lights on the ceiling fan. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A ceiling fan lampshade mounting assembly, for mounting a lampshade on a ceiling fan, the assembly comprising: an adjustable support configured for attachment to the ceiling fan by adjustably looping around a perimeter of the ceiling fan; and a plurality of lampshade support members, wherein each of the lampshade support members is formed as a separate piece and comprises a cavity and a hook, wherein the hook is configured to hook onto the adjustable support, and the cavity is configured to receive an end of a lampshade spoke; wherein the ceiling fan lampshade mounting assembly is configured to adopt a working position in which the adjustable support forms a loop arranged around and adjusted onto a perimeter of the ceiling fan, and in which the plurality of lampshade support members are hooked onto and carried by the adjustable support at angularly-spaced apart positions relative to one another, and further in which the cavities of the lampshade support members are oriented radially outward of the adjustable support to receive proximal ends of a plurality of spokes of a lampshade. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The ceiling fan lampshade mounting assembly of claim 1, wherein the at least one of the lampshade support members is removably hooked onto the adjustable support when the ceiling fan lampshade mounting assembly is in the working position. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The ceiling fan lampshade mounting assembly of claim 1, wherein at least one of the lampshade support members is slidably carried by the adjustable support along said loop. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The ceiling fan lampshade mounting assembly of claim 1, said loop being size-adjustable. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The ceiling fan lampshade mounting assembly of claim 1, wherein the adjustable support comprises at least one fastener to retain the adjustable support onto the perimeter of the ceiling fan in the working position. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The ceiling fan lampshade mounting assembly of claim 1, wherein the lampshade support members comprise a respective body having a floor and side walls delimiting the cavity. ### Claim 7 A ceiling fan lampshade mounting assembly, for mounting a lampshade on a ceiling fan, the assembly comprising: an adjustable support configured for attachment to the ceiling fan by adjustably looping around a perimeter of the ceiling fan; and a plurality of lampshade support members, wherein each of the lampshade support members is formed as a separate piece and comprises a cavity and a hook, wherein the hook is configured to hook onto the adjustable support, and the cavity is configured to receive an end of a lampshade spoke; wherein the ceiling fan lampshade mounting assembly is configured to adopt a working position in which the adjustable support forms a loop arranged around and adjusted onto a perimeter of the ceiling fan, said loop being size-adjustable, and in which the plurality of lampshade support members are hooked onto and carried by the adjustable support at angularly-spaced apart positions relative to one another, and further in which the cavities of the lampshade support members are oriented radially outward of the adjustable support to receive proximal ends of a plurality of spokes of a lampshade. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The ceiling fan lampshade mounting assembly of claim 7, wherein at least one of the lampshade support members is removably hooked onto the adjustable support when the ceiling fan lampshade mounting assembly is in the working position. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The ceiling fan lampshade mounting assembly of claim 7, wherein at least one of the lampshade support members is slidably carried by the adjustable support along said loop. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The ceiling fan lampshade mounting assembly of claim 7, wherein the lampshade support members comprise a respective body having a floor and side walls delimiting the cavity. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The ceiling fan lampshade mounting assembly of claim 7, wherein the adjustable support comprises at least one fastener to retain the adjustable support onto the perimeter of the ceiling fan in the working position. ### Claim 12 A ceiling fan lampshade mounting assembly, for mounting a lampshade on a ceiling fan, the assembly comprising: a lampshade comprising a plurality of spokes having a proximal end and a distal end arranged radially outward of the proximal end; an adjustable support configured for attachment to the ceiling fan by adjustably looping around a perimeter of the ceiling fan; and a plurality of lampshade support members, wherein each of the lampshade support members is formed as a separate piece and comprises a cavity and a hook, wherein the hook is configured to hook onto the adjustable support; wherein the ceiling fan lampshade mounting assembly is configured to adopt a working position in which the adjustable support forms a loop arranged around and adjusted onto a perimeter of the ceiling fan, and in which the plurality of lampshade support members are hooked onto and carried by the adjustable support at angularly-spaced apart positions relative to one another, and further in which the cavities of the lampshade support members are oriented radially outward of the adjustable support and receive the proximal ends of the plurality of spokes of the lampshade. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The ceiling fan lampshade mounting assembly of claim 12, wherein the at least one of the lampshade support members is removably hooked onto the adjustable support when the ceiling fan lampshade mounting assembly is in the working position. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The ceiling fan lampshade mounting assembly of claim 12, wherein at least one of the lampshade support members is slidably carried by the adjustable support along said loop. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The ceiling fan lampshade mounting assembly of claim 12, said loop being size-adjustable. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The ceiling fan lampshade mounting assembly of claim 12, wherein the adjustable support comprises at least one fastener to retain the adjustable support onto the perimeter of the ceiling fan in the working position. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The ceiling fan lampshade mounting assembly of claim 12, wherein the lampshade support members comprise a respective body having a floor and side walls delimiting the cavity.