Information
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Patent Grant
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6758654
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Patent Number
6,758,654
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Date Filed
Tuesday, November 26, 200222 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, July 6, 200420 years ago
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Inventors
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Original Assignees
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Examiners
- Look; Edward K.
- White; Dwayne J.
Agents
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CPC
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US Classifications
Field of Search
US
- 416 5
- 416 61
- 416 209
- 416 210 R
- 416 146 R
- 416 132 A
- 416 132 B
- 416 244 R
- 415 42
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International Classifications
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Abstract
An advertising ceiling fan includes a motor seat, a plurality of blade support brackets, and a plurality of support tubes. Each of the blade support brackets is secured with a sleeve having two through holes. Each of the support tubes has one end formed with two positioning holes each aligning with a respective through hole. Each of the support tubes includes two elastic members each having a first end formed with a protruding stub extended through a respective one of the two positioning holes and a respective one of the two through holes. Thus, the support tube is mounted on and detached from the respective blade support bracket easily and conveniently, thereby facilitating quick replacement of the advertising paper.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an advertising ceiling fan, and more particularly to an advertising ceiling fan, wherein the support tube is mounted on and detached from the respective blade support bracket easily and conveniently, thereby facilitating quick replacement of the advertising paper.
2. Description of the Related Art
A conventional advertising ceiling fan in accordance with the prior art comprises a motor seat secured on the ceiling, a plurality of blade support brackets each screwed on the bottom of the motor seat by screws and each having a distal end provided with advertising paper. However, each of the blade support brackets is screwed on the bottom of the motor seat and cannot be mounted on and detached from the motor seat easily and conveniently, thereby causing inconvenience in replacement of the advertising paper.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the disadvantage of the conventional advertising ceiling fan.
The primary objective of the present invention is to provide an advertising ceiling fan, wherein the support tube is mounted on and detached from the respective blade support bracket easily and conveniently, thereby facilitating quick replacement of the advertising paper.
Another objective of the present invention is to provide an advertising ceiling fan, wherein each of the elastic members has a semi-circular pressing portion urged on a periphery of the inner wall of the support tube, thereby forming an evenly distributed elastic force, and thereby preventing failure of the elastic member due to an excessively concentrated force, so as to increase the lifetime of the elastic member.
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided an advertising ceiling fan, comprising a motor seat, a plurality of blade support brackets, and a plurality of support tubes, wherein:
the motor seat includes a protruding hood having a top having a center formed with a shaft hole, and a rotation disk rotatably mounted on a bottom of the protruding hood;
each of the blade support brackets has a first end secured on a periphery of the rotation disk of the motor seat, each of the blade support brackets is secured with a sleeve which is formed with two through holes; and
each of the support tubes is secured on the sleeve of a respective one of the blade support brackets, and has one end formed with two positioning holes each aligning with a respective through hole of the sleeve, each of the support tubes includes two elastic members each mounted in the first end thereof and each having a first end formed with a protruding stub extended through a respective one of the two positioning holes of the support tube and a respective one of the two through holes of the sleeve.
Further benefits and advantages of the present invention will become apparent after a careful reading of the detailed description with appropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1
is a partially exploded perspective view of an advertising ceiling fan in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2
is a perspective assembly view of the advertising ceiling fan in accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3
is a plan cross-sectional view of the advertising ceiling fan taken along line
3
—
3
as shown in
FIG. 2
;
FIG. 4
is a plan cross-sectional view of the advertising ceiling fan taken along line
4
—
4
as shown in
FIG. 2
;
FIG. 5
is a perspective assembly view showing the use of the advertising ceiling fan in accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 6
is a perspective assembly view of the advertising ceiling fan in accordance with the second embodiment of the present invention; and
FIG. 7
is a perspective assembly view of the advertising ceiling fan in accordance with the third embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Referring to the drawings and initially to
FIGS. 1-5
, an advertising ceiling fan
5
in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention comprises a motor seat
10
, three blade support brackets
20
, and three support tubes
30
.
The motor seat
10
includes a spherical protruding hood
11
having a top having a center formed with a shaft hole
12
, and a rotation disk
13
rotatably mounted on a bottom of the protruding hood
11
and secured to a rotation shaft (not shown) of the motor seat
10
to rotate therewith.
Each of the three blade support brackets
20
has a first end secured on a periphery of the rotation disk
13
of the motor seat
10
and a second end having a triangular flat shape. Each of the three blade support brackets
20
is secured with a semi-circular sleeve
21
which is formed with two through holes
22
.
Each of the three support tubes
30
is secured on the semi-circular sleeve
21
of a respective one of the three blade support brackets
20
, and has a first end and a second end. The first end of each of the three support tubes
30
is formed with two positioning holes
31
each aligning with a respective through hole
22
of the semi-circular sleeve
21
. Each of the three support tubes
30
includes two elastic members
32
each mounted in the first end thereof and each having a first end formed with a protruding stub
33
extended through a respective one of the two positioning holes
31
of the support tube
30
and a respective one of the two through holes
22
of the semi-circular sleeve
21
, and a second end formed with a semi-circular pressing portion
34
urged on a periphery of the inner wall of the support tube
30
as shown in
FIGS. 3 and 4
, thereby forming an evenly distributed elastic force, and thereby preventing failure of the elastic member
32
due to an excessively concentrated force, so as to increase the lifetime of the elastic member
32
.
In practice, referring to
FIGS. 3-5
with reference to
FIGS. 1 and 2
, advertising paper
50
is hung on each of the three support tubes
30
as shown in
FIG. 5
, thereby providing an advertising effect. When the protruding stub
33
of each of the two elastic members
32
is pressed inward to detach from the respective through hole
22
of the semi-circular sleeve
21
, the first end of the support tube
30
is detached from the semi-circular sleeve
21
of the respective blade support bracket
20
for replacement of the advertising paper
50
. Then, after replacement of the advertising paper
50
, the first end of the support tube
30
together with the two elastic members
32
is inserted into the semi-circular sleeve
21
of the respective blade support bracket
20
until the protruding stub
33
of each of the two elastic members
32
aligns with the respective through hole
22
of the semi-circular sleeve
21
. Then, the protruding stub
33
of each of the two elastic members
32
is inserted into and locked in the respective through hole
22
of the semi-circular sleeve
21
by the restoring force of each of the two elastic members
32
, so that the first end of the support tube
30
is secured to the semi-circular sleeve
21
of the respective blade support bracket
20
.
Accordingly, the support tube
30
is mounted on and detached from the respective blade support bracket
20
easily and conveniently, thereby facilitating quick replacement of the advertising paper
50
.
Referring to
FIG. 6
, an advertising ceiling fan
6
in accordance with the second embodiment of the present invention comprises a motor seat
61
, four blade support brackets
62
each secured on the periphery of the rotation disk
65
of the motor seat
61
to rotate therewith, and four support tubes
63
each secured on a respective one of the blade support brackets
62
.
Referring to
FIG. 7
, an advertising ceiling fan
7
in accordance with the second embodiment of the present invention comprises a motor seat
71
, five blade support brackets
72
each secured on the periphery of the rotation disk
75
of the motor seat
71
to rotate therewith, and five support tubes
73
each secured on a respective one of the blade support brackets
72
.
While the preferred embodiment(s) of the present invention has been shown and described, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications may be made in the embodiment(s) without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Such modifications are all within the scope of the present invention.
Claims
- 1. An advertising ceiling fan, comprising a motor seat, a plurality of blade support brackets, and a plurality of support tubes, wherein:the motor seat includes a protruding hood having a top having a center formed with a shaft hole, and a rotation disk rotatably mounted on a bottom of the protruding hood; each of the blade support brackets has a first end secured on a periphery of the rotation disk of the motor seat, each of the blade support brackets is secured with a sleeve which is formed with two through holes; and each of the support tubes is secured on the sleeve of a respective one of the blade support brackets, and has one end formed with two positioning holes each aligning with a respective through hole of the sleeve, each of the support tubes includes two elastic members each mounted in the first end thereof and each having a first end formed with a protruding stub extended through a respective one of the two positioning holes of the support tube and a respective one of the two through holes of the sleeve.
- 2. The advertising ceiling fan in accordance with claim 1, wherein each of the blade support brackets has a second end having a triangular flat shape.
- 3. The advertising ceiling fan in accordance with claim 1, wherein the sleeve has a semi-circular shape.
- 4. The advertising ceiling fan in accordance with claim 1, wherein each of the two elastic members has a second end formed with a semi-circular pressing portion urged on a periphery of the inner wall of the support tube.
- 5. The advertising ceiling fan in accordance with claim 1, wherein the advertising ceiling fan comprises three blade support brackets and three support tubes.
- 6. The advertising ceiling fan in accordance with claim 1, wherein the advertising ceiling fan comprises four blade support brackets and four support tubes.
- 7. The advertising ceiling fan in accordance with claim 1, wherein the advertising ceiling fan comprises five blade support brackets and five support tubes.
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Bell |
Sep 1906 |
A |
2030769 |
Slattengren |
Feb 1936 |
A |
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