Packaging apparatus and method for ceiling fan
AssigneeHunter Fan Company
InventorJeremy Tarr
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for packaging and installing a ceiling fan. A bucket or a kit including a bucket can be used to store a ceiling fan. A lid can be used to cover the bucket. The lid can include opening portions that are removable to define an aperture in the lid. The ceiling fan can include a motor, a downrod, and a tri-lobe ball. The tri-lobe ball can be mounted to the motor via the downrod. The tri-lobe ball and the downrod can be inserted into the aperture in the lid to assist in assembling the ceiling fan.
Claims27
A kit for a ceiling fan comprising:
- an electric motor having a motor shaft;
- fan blades rotatable about the electric motor configured to move a volume of air;
- a bucket having an interior and storing the electric motor and the fan blades;
- a lid removably coupled to the bucket enclosing the interior wherein the lid includes opening portions forming a portion of the lid which are removable from the remainder of the lid to change the lid to an assembly platform for assembling the ceiling fan;
- and,
- at least one partition dividing the bucket into at least two chambers;
- wherein the electric motor is provided in a different chamber than the fan blades.
A kit for a ceiling fan comprising:
- an electric motor having a motor shaft;
- fan blades rotatable about the electric motor configured to move a volume of air;
- a bucket having an interior and storing the electric motor and the fan blades;
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- a lid removably coupled to the bucket enclosing the interior wherein the lid includes removable portions which can be removed to change the lid to an assembly platform facilitating assembly of the ceiling fan, wherein the removable portions include a central removable portion centered on the lid and wherein the central removable portion has a triangular shape.
A kit for a ceiling fan comprising:
- an electric motor having a motor shaft;
- a downrod for suspending the electric motor via the motor shaft;
- fan blades rotatable about the electric motor configured to move a volume of air;
- a bucket having an interior and storing the electric motor and the fan blades;
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- a lid removably coupled to the bucket enclosing the interior;
- and
- removable opening portions forming a portion of the lid, and the opening portions are removable to change the lid to an assembly platform for assembling the ceiling fan;
- wherein the opening portions include a central opening portion having a triangular shape adapted to receive insertion of the downrod.
A kit for a ceiling fan comprising:
- an electric motor having a motor shaft;
- fan blades rotatable about the electric motor configured to move a volume of air;
- a bucket having an interior and storing the electric motor and the fan blades;
- and
- a lid removably coupled to the bucket enclosing the interior wherein the lid includes removable portions which can be removed to change the lid to an assembly platform facilitating assembly of the ceiling fan, wherein the electric motor is provided in a different chamber than the fan blades and wherein the fan blades at least partially define at least one of the chambers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.