WALL-ATTACHED OVERHEAD FAN MOUNT AND METHOD

• US 20200132082A1
• Filed: 09/26/2019
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2018
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Del Tanner
• Original Assignee: Del Tanner
• Inventors: Tanner, Del
• Application Number:
  US16/583,642
• Publication Number:
  US 20200132082A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 25/088 Ceiling fans
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 29/601 specially adapted for elastic fluid pumps
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/02 for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/0096 Fans, e.g. ceiling fans forced cooling of lighting devices characterised by the arrangement of fans F21V29/67

Abstract

A fan suspender is disclosed herein. The fan suspender includes a wall-mount able to be affixed to a wall, a fan-mount able to be affixed to a fan, and a suspension-member which rigidly affixed the fan-mount to the wall-mount and enables the fan-mount to be safely suspended over an area. In this way, an electric fan may be effectively mounted to an interior or exterior wall without need of a ceiling to permanently mount the fan to. The suspension member has a curvature, separating a first straight end and a second straight end. The wall mount has a mounting plate with a wall side and an attachment side including a receptacle able to receive the suspension-member. The fan mount has a fan-mounting-plate with a fan-side and a suspension-side including a receptacle able to receive the opposite end of the suspension member.

Claims

1. A fan-suspender able to mount an overhead fan to a vertical wall, the fan-suspender comprising:

a suspension-member having

a curvature,

a first-straight-end on one side of the curvature,

a second-straight-end on an opposite side of the curvature from the first-straight-end,

a wall-mount having

a wall-mounting-plate with a wall-side and an attachment-side,

a first-receptacle on the attachment-side, the first-receptacle being tubular,

the first-receptacle able to receive the first-straight-end of the suspension-member; and

a fan-mount having

a fan-mounting-plate with a fan-side and a suspension-side, and

a second-receptacle attached to the suspension-side, the second-receptacle able to receive the second-straight-end of the suspension-member.

2. The fan-suspender of claim 1, wherein the curvature is an arc which separates the first-straight-end and the second-straight-end by ninety degrees of rotation, such that the first-straight-end is able to align with a vertical wall.

3. The fan-suspender of claim 1, wherein the first-receptacle comprises a square tube, and the first-straight-end comprises a rod which is able to fit into the first-receptacle, the rod being able to rotate within the first-receptacle when not otherwise constrained.

4. The fan-suspender of claim 1, further comprising a multi-purpose fan affixable to the fan-mount, the multi-purpose fan having at least one L.E.D. light array and a heating element.

5. The fan-suspender of claim 1, wherein the first-receptacle of the wall-mount further comprises a set-screw, the set-screw being threadable and advanceable into an interior of the first-receptacle, such that when the first-straight-end of the suspension-member is installed in the first-receptacle of the wall mount, advancing the set-screw into the interior of the first-receptacle causes the set-screw to imping against the first-straight-end of the suspension-member, thereby securing the first-straight-end of the suspension-member relative to the first-receptacle at a selected position.

6. The fan-suspender of claim 5, wherein the set-screw further includes a knob accessible from an exterior of the first-receptacle enabling the set-screw to be advanced or retarded by hand.

7. The fan-suspender of claim 1, wherein the first-receptacle is affixed to the wall-mounting-plate by a pair of U-bolts.

8. The fan-suspender of claim 1, wherein the first-receptacle further comprises a stop intersecting an interior of the first-receptacle in order to prevent the first-straight-end of the suspension-member from passing entirely through the first-receptacle.

9. The fan-suspender of claim 8, wherein the stop is a threaded bolt.

10. The fan-suspender of claim 1, further comprising an electrical power supply cord able to electrically couple the overhead fan to a power-source, the electrical power supply cord passing through each of the suspension-member, the wall-mount, and the fan-mount.

11. The fan-suspender of claim 1, wherein the second-straight-end of the suspension-member comprises a round rod, enabling the second-straight-end of the suspension-member to rotate relative to the second-receptacle when the second-straight-end is installed within the second-receptacle.

12. The fan-suspender of claim 1, wherein the second-receptacle comprises a pair of clamps, each of the clamps comprising

a pair of grips affixed to the fan-mounting-plate, each of the grips comprising

a cantilever comprising a proximal-end, a distal-end, and a bend separating the proximal-end from the distal-end, the cantilever protruding from the fan-mounting-plate, the proximal-end being affixed to the fan-mounting-plate, and

a deformable pad affixed to the distal-end of the cantilever, the deformable pad having a perforation through which the distal-end of the cantilever may pass.

13. The fan-suspender of claim 12, wherein the deformable pad includes six rounded convex corrugations arrayed radially about the perforation, each of the six rounded corrugations being able to effectively grip and constrain the second-straight-end of the suspension member when the second-straight-end of the suspension member is installed between the pair of grips of each of the pair of clamps.

14. The fan-suspender of claim 1, wherein the deformable pad is constructed of rubber.

15. The fan-suspender of claim 1, wherein the deformable pad is constructed of polyurethane.

16. The fan-suspender of claim 1, wherein the cantilever is a combination component between each pair of grips, such that the cantilever comprises two distal-ends, two-proximal ends, and a joining-member, the joining-member rigidly joining the two proximal-ends together, the two distal-ends being substantially parallel to each other, and the two proximal-ends being substantially parallel to each other.

17. A fan-suspender able to mount an overhead fan to a vertical wall, the fan-suspender comprising:

a suspension-member having

a curvature,

a first-straight-end on one side of the curvature,

a second-straight-end on an opposite side of the curvature from the first-straight-end,

a wall-mount having

a wall-mounting-plate with a wall-side and an attachment-side,

a first-receptacle on the attachment-side, the first-receptacle being tubular,

the first-receptacle able to receive the first-straight-end of the suspension-member; and

a fan-mount having

a fan-mounting-plate with a fan-side and a suspension-side, and

a second-receptacle attached to the suspension-side, the second-receptacle able to receive the second-straight-end of the suspension-member;

wherein the curvature is an arc which separates the first-straight-end and the second-straight-end by ninety degrees of rotation, such that the first-straight-end is able to align with a vertical wall, and the second-straight-end is able to align with a ceiling;

wherein the first-receptacle comprises a square tube, and the first-straight-end comprises a rod which is able to fit into the first-receptacle, the rod being able to rotate within the first-receptacle when not otherwise constrained;

wherein the first-receptacle of the wall-mount further comprises a set-screw, the set-screw being threadable and advanceable into an interior of the first-receptacle, such that when the first-straight-end of the suspension-member is installed in the first-receptacle of the wall mount, advancing the set-screw into the interior of the first-receptacle causes the set-screw to imping against the first-straight-end of the suspension-member, thereby securing the first-straight-end of the suspension-member relative to the first-receptacle at a selected position;

wherein the set-screw further includes a knob accessible from an exterior of the first-receptacle enabling the set-screw to be advanced or retarded by hand'"'"'

wherein the first-receptacle further comprises a stop intersecting an interior of the first-receptacle in order to prevent the first-straight-end of the suspension-member from passing entirely through the first-receptacle;

wherein the second-straight-end of the suspension-member comprises a round rod, enabling the second-straight-end of the suspension-member to rotate relative to the second-receptacle when the second-straight-end is installed within the second-receptacle;

wherein the second-receptacle comprises a pair of clamps, each of the clamps comprising

a pair of grips affixed to the fan-mounting-plate, each of the grips comprising

a cantilever comprising a proximal-end, a distal-end, and a bend separating the proximal-end from the distal-end, the cantilever protruding from the fan-mounting-plate, the proximal-end being affixed to the fan-mounting-plate, and

a deformable pad affixed to the distal-end of the cantilever, the deformable pad having a perforation through which the distal-end of the cantilever may pass.

18. The fan-suspender of claim 17, further comprising set of instructions;

and

wherein the fan-mount is arranged as a kit.

19. A method of mounting an overhead fan to a vertical wall, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a fan-suspender comprising a suspension-member having a curvature, a first-straight-end on one side of the curvature, a second-straight-end on an opposite side of the curvature from the first-straight-end, a wall-mount having a wall-mounting-plate with a wall-side and an attachment-side, a first-receptacle on the attachment-side, the first-receptacle being tubular, the first-receptacle able to receive the first-straight-end of the suspension-member, and a fan-mount having a fan-mounting-plate with a fan-side and a suspension-side, and a second-receptacle attached to the suspension-side, the second-receptacle able to receive the second-straight-end of the suspension-member;

affixing the wall-mounting-plate to the vertical wall with the wall-side adjacent to the vertical wall;

affixing the fan-mounting-plate to the overhead fan with the fan-side adjacent to the overhead fan;

sliding the first-straight-end of the suspension-member into the first-receptacle;

sliding the second-straight-end of the suspension-member into the second-receptacle;

rotating each of the first-straight-end relative to the first-receptacle and the second-straight-end relative to the second-receptacle until the overhead fan is in a desired position relative to the vertical wall.