Motorized ceiling fan lifting and lowering apparatus

A motorized ceiling fan lowering device, said device being attachable to a ceiling and securely coupled to a ceiling fan, said device comprising:

• a tubular member, said tubular member being elongated and having a first end and a second end, said first end being open, a shoulder being integrally coupled to an edge of said first end and extending inwardly, a lip extending upwardly from said shoulder, said lip having a threaded inner surface, said second end of said tubular member being coupled to said ceiling fan;
• a motor, said motor being attached to said ceiling, said motor comprising an electric motor;
• a shaft having a first end being attached to said motor such that said motor may selectively rotate said shaft in a first direction or a second direction, said shaft being threaded, said shaft having a second end extending through said lip and into said tubular member such that said shaft threadably engages said lip, a plate being securely attached to said second end of said shaft, said plate having a width greater than a width of an opening through said lip, said shaft having a length generally between 2 feet and 4 feet;
• an actuator for selectively actuating said motor in said first or second direction, said actuator being electrically coupled to said motor;
• a cover member for covering said shaft, said cover member comprising a pipe, said shaft extending through said pipe, a first end of said pipe being removably attached to said ceiling, said pipe being telescoping, said pipe having a length generally equal to a length of said shaft;
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• a housing comprising a flange being integrally coupled to and extending away from said first end of said tubular member, a perimeter wall being integrally coupled to a free edge of said flange and extending upwardly away therefrom, said flange having a width greater than a width of said cover member, wherein said housing may substantially enclose said cover member between said flange and said ceiling when said perimeter wall is abutting said ceiling.