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US 11,674,522 B2Granted
Ceiling fan sealing assembly
AssigneeHunter Fan Company
InventorsCharles William Botkin, Bobby Neal Norwood, Matthew McPherson, Douglas Troy Mason
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Abstract
A ceiling fan assembly or similar air-moving device can include a motor for rotating one or more blades to drive a volume of air about a space. The ceiling fan assembly can include a motor assembly and a light kit. The light kit can include a light frame and a light glass holder. The light frame can selectively couple to the light glass holder by a threaded connection. The light kit, motor assembly, or between the light kit and motor assembly can further include one or more sealing or deflecting components.
Claims20
A ceiling fan comprising:
- a motor assembly suspended from a structure and defining an axis of rotation;
- a set of blades rotatably driven by the motor assembly;
- a light kit including a light frame and a light glass holder, whereby the light frame selectively couples to the light glass holder by a threaded connection;
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- a gasket provided between the light frame and the light glass holder, sealing the light kit between the light frame and the light glass holder.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.