Combined multi-faceted motor housing and light kit for a ceiling fan

Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of the combined multi-faceted motor housing and light kit for a ceiling fan showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side being substantially a mirror image of that shown except for the middle light fixture;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of FIG. 2, showing our new design without a light kit for clarity of illustration;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of a second embodiment of a combined multi-faceted motor housing and light kit for a ceiling fan, wherein the motor housing includes down rod and canopy for connection to the ceiling, and shown without the light kit for clarity of illustration;

FIG. 6 is a side elevational view of FIG. 5; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 5.

The sole difference from the first embodiment being the presence of a down rod and canopy for connection to the ceiling, The broken line showing of fan blades and fan brackets in FIGS. 2-7, are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Other references
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Patent History
Patent number: D347056
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 26, 1993
Date of Patent: May 17, 1994
Assignee: Chien Luen Industries Company, Ltd., Inc. (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
Inventors: John C. Bucher (Coral Springs, FL), Shih T. Wu (Lighthouse Point, FL), Ta-Yao Tao (Taiwan), John C. Elliott (Tamarac, FL)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Lisa Lichtenstein
Law Firm: Dominik, Stein, Saccocio, Reese, Colitz & Van Der Wall
Application Number: 0/6,380