Claims
- 1. A pole mounted ceiling fan comprising:a ceiling fan having a fan housing and an electric motor mounted therein and a plurality of fan blades coupled to said electric motor for rotation thereby, and a center shaft fixedly attached to said ceiling fan and extending through said electric motor and plurality of fan blades for attaching a light fixture to said ceiling fan below said fan housing; a vertically extending pole having a top end; and a ceiling fan to pole adapter attached to said electric fan center shaft, said adapter being attached to said center shaft and removably attached to said pole, said ceiling fan to pole adapter having a fan center shaft attachment portion and a role attachment portion and said center shaft attachment portion and said pole attachment portion being removably attached to each other; whereby the ceiling fan is attached to the top of the vertical pole.
- 2. The pole mounted ceiling fan in accordance with claim 1 in which said ceiling fan to pole adapter has at least one light fixture attached thereto.
- 3. The pole mounted ceiling fan in accordance with claim 1 in which said ceiling fan to pole adapter is removably attached to said ceiling fan center shaft.
- 4. A method of making a pole mounted ceiling fan comprising:selecting a ceiling fan having a fan housing and an electric motor mounted therein and a plurality of fan blades coupled to said electric motor for rotation thereby, and a center shaft fixedly attached to said electric fan and extending through said electric motor and plurality of fan blades for attaching a light fixture to said ceiling fan below said fan housing; selecting a vertically extending pole having a top end; making a ceiling fan to pole adapter for attaching to said ceiling fan center shaft and to said pole including making the adapter having a fan center shaft attachment portion and a pole attachment portion and said center shaft attachment portion and said role attachment portion being removably attached to each other; and attaching said selected ceiling fan to said pole with said ceiling fan to pole adapter; whereby the ceiling fan is attached to the top of the vertical pole.
- 5. The method of making a pole mounted ceiling fan in accordance with claim 4 in which the step of making a ceiling fan to pole adapter includes making the adapter having a light fixture attached thereto.
- 6. The method of making a pole mounted ceiling fan in accordance with claim 4 in which the step of making a ceiling fan to pole adapter includes making the ceiling fan to pole adapter removably attached to said ceiling fan center shaft and removably attached to said pole.
Parent Case Info
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/399,623 filed Jul. 30, 2002.
US Referenced Citations (9)
Provisional Applications (1)
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