Ceiling fan with multiple downrods
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1. A decorative support for a ceiling fan, comprising:
- a motor housing;
an attachment device adapted for fixedly mounting on a ceiling, wherein the attachment device includes a hangar bracket and a decorative canopy around the hangar bracket;
a central downrod suspended from the hangar bracket at a first connection point and connected to the motor housing at a second connection point; and
a plurality of perimeter downrods connected to the canopy at a corresponding plurality of first perimeter connection points spaced from the first connection point and to the motor housing at a corresponding plurality of second connection points spaced from the second connection point.
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Abstract
A ceiling fan support system is provided which contains multiple, perimeter downrods connected between a ceiling fan housing and supporting structure attached to a ceiling. The perimeter rods may provide some or all of the supporting structure to suspend the ceiling fan housing. In order to accommodate sloped ceilings, the perimeter downrods may be made of adjustable length.
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1. A decorative support for a ceiling fan, comprising:
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a motor housing;
an attachment device adapted for fixedly mounting on a ceiling, wherein the attachment device includes a hangar bracket and a decorative canopy around the hangar bracket;
a central downrod suspended from the hangar bracket at a first connection point and connected to the motor housing at a second connection point; and
a plurality of perimeter downrods connected to the canopy at a corresponding plurality of first perimeter connection points spaced from the first connection point and to the motor housing at a corresponding plurality of second connection points spaced from the second connection point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A decorative support structure for a ceiling fan, comprising:
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a motor housing;
an attachment device adapted for fixedly mounting on a ceiling; and
a plurality of downrods connected to the motor housing and each separately connected to the attachment device at spaced apart locations thereon, wherein each downrod bears a proportional portion of the weight of the motor housing, and wherein each downrod has an adjustable length to accommodate a sloped ceiling, whereby each downrod must be adjusted to a different length from at least one other downrod in order for the motor housing to be level when the ceiling is sloped. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A decorative support for a ceiling fan, comprising:
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a motor housing;
an attachment device adapted for fixedly mounting on a ceiling;
a central downrod suspended from the attachment device at a first connection point and connected to the motor housing at a second connection point, wherein the central downrod supports substantially all of the weight of the motor housing; and
a plurality of perimeter downrods connected to the attachment device at a corresponding plurality of first perimeter connection points spaced from the first connection point and to the motor housing at a corresponding plurality of second connection points spaced from the second connection point, wherein the central downrod is suspended so as to enable it to move with respect to the attachment device, and wherein the perimeter downrods are self-adjusting to automatically fit a distance between the motor housing and the attachment device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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