Ceiling fan hanger bracket and receiver

A system for supporting a ceiling fan having a downrod, the downrod defining an axis therethrough, the system comprising:

• a hanging bracket comprising:
• a base having a first end and a second end, the first end having a proximal end and a distal end, the second end having a proximal end and a distal end, the first end comprising a first vertical surface and a first screw boss protruding from the distal end, and the second end comprising a second vertical surface and a second screw boss protruding from the distal end, wherein the first vertical surface has a first width and the second vertical surface has a second width;
• a support portion vertically spaced from the base, the support portion adapted to support the ceiling fan;
• and
• a neck extending between the base and the support portion, the neck comprising (i) a first portion rigidly coupled between the first end of the base and the support portion, and (ii) a second portion rigidly coupled between the second end of the base and the second portion, the first portion having a third vertical surface substantially coplanar with the first vertical surface, the third vertical surface having a third width that does not exceed the first width, the second portion having a fourth vertical surface substantially coplanar with the second vertical surface, the second vertical surface having a fourth width that does not exceed the second width;
• and
• a control unit housing having a first section configured for juxtaposition with the first vertical surface of the first end of the base, a second section configured for juxtaposition with the second vertical surface of the second end of the base of the hanging bracket, and screw holes to collectively enable coupling of the control unit housing with the hanging bracket, the control unit housing comprising:
• a base portion configured to maintain thereon an electronics assembly, wherein the base portion includes one or more connectors each operable to electrically engage with a corresponding wiring harness;
• and
• a cover portion configured to engage with the base portion, wherein outer edges of the base portion are substantially complementary to outer edges of the cover portion, wherein the cover portion includes one or more connector openings,
• wherein, when the outer edges of the cover portion are engaged with the outer edges of the base portion, the one or more connector openings are in substantial alignment with the respective one or more connectors;
• and
• wherein the control unit housing, when coupled with the hanging bracket, does not intersect the axis.