Combined electric ceiling fan and light

- Encon Industries, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a bottom and side perspective view of a combined electric ceiling fan and light, showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevation view thereof, the opposite side being a mirror image of that shown;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom and right side perspective view of a combined electric ceiling fan and light showing a second embodiment of my new design;

FIG. 5 is a side elevation view of FIG. 4, the opposite side being a mirror image of that shown;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a bottom and side perspective view of a combined electric ceiling fan and light showing a third embodiment of my new design;

FIG. 8 is a side elevation view of FIG. 7, the opposite side being a mirror image of that shown;

FIG. 9 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a bottom and side perspective view of a combined electric ceiling fan and light showing a fourth embodiment of my new design;

FIG. 11 is a side elevation view of FIG. 10, the opposite side being a mirror image of that shown;

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 10;

FIG. 13 is a bottom and side perspective view of a combined electric ceiling fan and light showing a fifth embodiment of my new design;

FIG. 14 is a side elevation view of FIG. 13, the opposite side being a mirror image of that shown;

FIG. 15 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 13;

FIG. 16 is a bottom and side perspective view of a combined electric ceiling fan and light showing a sixth embodiment of my new design;

FIG. 17 is a side elevation view of FIG. 16, the opposite side being a mirror image of that shown;

FIG. 18 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 16; and,

FIG. 19 is a top plan view of each of the first through sixth embodiments of the invention shown in FIGS. 1-18. The ceiling fan canopy, constituting the topmost portion of the fan which is illustrated, mounts flush against the ceiling when the fan is in use, and only when the fan is detached is it possible to view the fan from the top as shown in FIG. 19.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D290748 July 7, 1987 Kawai
D292313 October 13, 1987 Kawai
D297974 October 4, 1988 Sonneman
D303425 September 12, 1989 Sonneman
D314618 February 12, 1991 Yen
4327402 April 27, 1982 Aubrey
Foreign Patent Documents
101292 June 1983 JPX
Other references
  • Palco Internat'l. Corp. Brochure, p. 2, Ceiling Fan B, bottom left side of page. Encon Industries, Inc. 1982 Brochure, front cover, ceiling fan A, top of page, and p. 1, ceiling fan B, top of page. Homestead Ceiling Fans Cat. Ceiling Fans 1 and 3, top left, and lower left sides of page, respectively.
Patent History
Patent number: D328491
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 1, 1991
Date of Patent: Aug 4, 1992
Assignee: Encon Industries, Inc. (Forth Worth, TX)
Inventor: Michael A. Markwardt (Fort Worth, TX)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Lisa Lichtenstein
Law Firm: Laney, Dougherty, Hessin & Beavers
Application Number: 7/723,542