Abstract: A ceiling fan safety tether to be used with a conventional ceiling fan. The ceiling fan safety tether retains a fan blade in close proximity to the fan motor thereby preventing the fan blade from becoming a flying projectile should a break in a fan blade bracket ever occur. The ceiling fan safety tether comprises a body portion having a first and second securement coupled thereto. The first securement is secured to the fan motor housing and the second securement is secured to the fan blade. The ceiling fan safety tether is designed to be interposed between the fan blade bracket and the fan motor housing at a first end and interposed at a second end between the fan blade and the fan blade bracket. Additionally, the ceiling fan safety tether serves to provide a dampening effect that prevents noise and vibrations created in the fan motor housing from being transmitted to the fan blade.

Abstract: A ceiling fan comprising upper and lower transparent dome-shaped light housings connected together by an annular ring. A neon light is positioned about the fan motor between the light housings such that illumination from the neon tube shines therethrough. Power supply electrical wires extend from the ceiling through the down rod of the fan, then through the hollow shaft of the motor into a switch housing. A light circuit is positioned within the switch housing and connected to the power supply electrical wires. High voltage electrical wires extend from the light circuit through the hollow shaft and to the neon light for powering the neon tube to cause illumination thereof.

Abstract: An induction motor speed control apparatus and method wherein various capacitors are switched in series with the auxiliary winding of an induction motor and, during such switching, the power source is disconnected from the main and auxiliary windings and the in-use capacitors are momentarily connected to the main winding to form a closed-loop discharge path through the main and auxiliary windings.