Universal bracket for fans
First Claim
1. A universal bracket for mounting a member upon a support structure and permitting limited universal angular adjustment of the member with respect to the structure, comprising, in combination, a base, said base having means for receiving fasteners to mount said base to a support structure, a swivel plate having first and second pivot receiving means defined thereupon, said first pivot receiving means being of an elongated tubular configuration having an axis and said second pivot receiving means comprising a hole defined in said swivel plate having an axis substantially perpendicular to said tubular configuration axis, a mounting plate having means for supporting a member to be mounted, third pivot receiving means defined upon said mounting plate, said second and third pivot receiving means being adapted to align to receive a first pivot to pivotally mount said mounting plate upon said swivel plate permitting swiveling of said mounting plate and the associated member with respect to said swivel plate about a first axis, and fourth pivot receiving means associated with said base adapted to align with said first pivot receiving means to receive a second pivot to pivotally mount said swivel plate with respect to said base permitting swiveling of said swivel plate with respect to said base about a second axis substantially perpendicular to said first axis and thereby permitting swiveling of said mounting plate and the associated member with respect to said base about said first and second axes.
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Abstract
The invention pertains to a universal bracket for mounting a fan motor assembly upon a support structure. The universal bracket consists of a plurality of low cost fabricated components and incorporates an optional dual construction whereby the components may be assembled to form a construction adapted for ceiling mounting or, in the alternative, to form a construction adapted for wall mounting. The components permit quick and easy assembly and disassembly of the universal bracket, and, in either construction, a swivel relationship exists between the assembled components permitting limited universal angular adjustment of the supported fan motor assembly.
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1. A universal bracket for mounting a member upon a support structure and permitting limited universal angular adjustment of the member with respect to the structure, comprising, in combination, a base, said base having means for receiving fasteners to mount said base to a support structure, a swivel plate having first and second pivot receiving means defined thereupon, said first pivot receiving means being of an elongated tubular configuration having an axis and said second pivot receiving means comprising a hole defined in said swivel plate having an axis substantially perpendicular to said tubular configuration axis, a mounting plate having means for supporting a member to be mounted, third pivot receiving means defined upon said mounting plate, said second and third pivot receiving means being adapted to align to receive a first pivot to pivotally mount said mounting plate upon said swivel plate permitting swiveling of said mounting plate and the associated member with respect to said swivel plate about a first axis, and fourth pivot receiving means associated with said base adapted to align with said first pivot receiving means to receive a second pivot to pivotally mount said swivel plate with respect to said base permitting swiveling of said swivel plate with respect to said base about a second axis substantially perpendicular to said first axis and thereby permitting swiveling of said mounting plate and the associated member with respect to said base about said first and second axes.
- 2. A universal bracket for mounting a member upon a support structure and permitting limited universal angular adjustment of the member with respect to the structure, comprising, in combination, a base, said base having means for receiving fasteners to mount said base to a support structure, a swivel plate having first and second pivot receiving means defined thereupon, a mounting plate having means for supporting a member to be mounted, third pivot receiving means defined upon said mounting plate, said second and third pivot receiving means being adapted to align to receive a first pivot to pivotally mount said mounting plate upon said swivel plate permitting swiveling of said mounting plate and the associated member with respect to said swivel plate about a first axis, and fourth pivot receiving means associated with said base adapted to align with said first pivot receiving means to receive a second pivot to pivotally mount said swivel plate with respect to said base permitting swiveling of said swivel plate with respect to said base about a second axis and thereby permitting swiveling of said mounting plate and the associated member with respect to said base about said first and second axes, said swivel plate comprising a generally flat body including first and second sides, said body being rolled back over at one end defining a loop, said loop defining said first pivot receiving means, a first hole extending through said body between said first and second sides defining said second pivot receiving means.
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