Patent Application
20240151237
The present invention relates to ceiling fan blade covers and, more particularly, to a disposable ceiling fan blade cover.
Certain conventional ceiling fan blade covers are formed from a heavy plastic material that is snapped together and disassembled to clean. Other conventional ceiling fan blade covers are formed from fabric that a user must take down and wash for reuse.
As can be seen, there is a need for a disposable ceiling fan blade cover. The present invention may be embodied as a thin clear plastic bag and shaped in the form of a ceiling fan blade with lightly sprayed glue (or other adhesive/sticky material) on one side. The present invention provides a quick clean system where a user can slide on the blade cover and easily slide it off and dispose of it when it is dirty.
In one aspect of the present invention, a ceiling fan blade protection system is disclosed that comprises: a ceiling fan comprising a first fan blade; a first blade cover formed from a pliable, transparent material, the first blade cover defining a first opening, a first upper surface, and a first lower surface, and the first blade cover being slidably mounted on and removable from the first fan blade; and an adhesive material bonded with the upper surface of the first blade cover, the adhesive material being configured to collect dust.
In another aspect of the present invention, a method of protecting a first fan blade of a ceiling fan is disclosed, with the method comprising the steps of: providing the ceiling fan comprising the first fan blade; providing a first blade cover formed from a pliable, transparent material, the first blade cover defining a first opening, a first upper surface, and a first lower surface; providing an adhesive material bonded with the upper surface of the first blade cover; slidably mounting the first blade cover on the first fan blade; collecting dust with the adhesive material; and removing the first blade cover from the first fan blade.
As will be described in greater detail below, the blade covers of the present invention are formed as thin clear plastic bags with adhesive and shaped in the form of a ceiling fan blade to provide protection therefor. These and other features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following drawings, description, and claims.
The following figures are included to illustrate certain aspects of the present disclosure and should not be viewed as exclusive embodiments. The subject matter disclosed is capable of considerable modifications, alterations, combinations, and equivalents in form and function, without departing from the scope of this disclosure.
The subject disclosure is described with reference to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used to refer to like elements throughout. In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present disclosure such that one skilled in the art will be enabled to make and use the present invention. It may be evident, however, that the present disclosure may be practiced without some of these specific details. For the purpose of clarity, technical material that is known in the technical fields related to the present invention has not been described in detail so that the present invention is not unnecessarily obscured
Broadly, the present invention provides a disposable ceiling fan blade cover formed from a thin clear plastic bag with a sticky surface (e.g., an adhesive material) to collect dust, in use. Once dirt, dust, and/or other debris collects thereon, the cover can be simply slid off a fan blade, discarded, and a new one put on the fan blade.
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To make the cover 12, a clear, thin bag is either provided or manufactured and shaped to generally resemble a fan blade 14 with a pocket 16 defined therein. Adhesive 20 is then sprayed on one side thereof to form a sticky layer.
While one or more preferred embodiments are disclosed, many other implementations will occur to one of ordinary skill in the art and are all within the scope of the invention. Each of the various embodiments described above may be combined with other described embodiments in order to provide multiple features. Furthermore, while the foregoing describes a number of separate embodiments of the apparatus and method of the present invention, what has been described herein is merely illustrative of the application of the principles of the present invention. Other arrangements, methods, modifications, and substitutions by one of ordinary skill in the art are therefore also considered to be within the scope of the present invention, which is not to be limited except by the claims that follow.
As used herein, the phrase “at least one of” preceding a series of items, with the terms “and” or “or” to separate any of the items, modifies the list as a whole, rather than each member of the list (i.e., each item). The phrase “at least one of” allows a meaning that includes at least one of any one of the items, and/or at least one of any combination of the items, and/or at least one of each of the items. By way of example, the phrases “at least one of A, B, and C” or “at least one of A, B, or C” each refer to only A, only B, or only C; any combination of A, B, and C; and/or at least one of each of A, B, and C.
