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US 6,968,953 B2Granted
Ceiling fan motor packaging and method
AssigneeCraftmade International, Inc.
InventorNeall W. Humphrey
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Abstract
A ceiling fan motor packaging is described, which allows for marketing various components of a ceiling fan separately.
Claims8
A packaging containing a ceiling fan motor, comprising:
- an outer shell having a bottom portion and an upper portion, wherein the bottom portion has a planar bottom surface for supporting the packaging in a freestanding position and the upper portion has a non-planar, transparent front portion for covering a portion of the ceiling fan motor, and
- an internal endoskeleton disposed between the outer shell and at least a portion of the ceiling fan motor for providing structural support for the packaging, wherein the endoskeleton has an opening formed therein for enabling viewing of a portion of the ceiling fan motor.
A method for selling a ceiling fan including a ceiling fan motor, a set of ceiling fan blades, and a set of blade irons for attaching the blades to the motor, comprising the steps of:
- providing the motor in a first packaging, the first packaging comprising a shell at least a portion of which is transparent, and an endoskeleton disposed beneath the shell,
- providing a plurality of different sets of irons each aesthetically and functionally compatible with the motor wherein each set of irons is contained within its own packaging separate from the first packaging, and
- providing a plurality of different sets of blades each aesthetically and functionally compatible with the motor wherein each set of blades is contained within its own packaging separate from the first packaging.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.