Ceiling fan lighting system

• US 7,318,701 B2
• Filed: 11/17/2005
• Issued: 01/15/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Farmer Clint
• Original Assignee: Farmer Clint
• Inventors: Farmer, Clinton S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Kershteyn; Igor
• Application Number:
  US11/280,753
• Publication Number:
  US 20070110581A1
• Time in Patent Office: 789 Days
• Field of Search: 416/5, 416/61, 416/224
• US Class Current: 416/5
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 25/088 Ceiling fans
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 29/005 Decorative aspects, i.e. features which have no effect on the functioning of the pump

Abstract

A ceiling fan lighting system includes a ceiling fan having motor and a plurality of blades operationally coupled to the motor to permit rotation of the blades when the motor is supplied with power. A plurality of mounting assemblies engages at least two of the blades of the fan. A plurality of light emitting members is provided. Each of the light emitters is configured to emit light and each of the mounting assemblies engages one of the light emitters to mount each of the light emitting members to an associated one of the blades.

Claims

1. A ceiling fan lighting system comprising:

a ceiling fan including a motor and a plurality of blades being operationally coupled to said motor to permit rotation of said blades when said motor is supplied with power;

a plurality of mounting assemblies engaging at least two of said blades of said fan, each of said mounting assemblies includes;

a clamp configured to secure the associated one of said mounting assemblies to one of said blades of said fan;

at least one ball joint being coupled to said clamp, said at least one ball joint including a ball portion coupled to an associated one of said plates and a socket portion receiving said ball portion wherein said socket portion is pivotable around said ball portion;

a receiver coupled to said socket portion; and

a plurality of light emitting members, each of said light emitting members being configured to emit light, each of said mounting assemblies engaging one of said light emitting members to mount each of said light emitting members to an associated one of said blades, said receiver of each of said mounting assemblies being configured to engage one of said light emitting members.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein each of said clamps includes a pair of plates biased together to permit the associated one of said blades to be clamped between said plates.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein each of said plates includes an engagement portion configured to engage the associated one of said blades and a lever portion positioned at an angle to said engagement portion of an associated one of said plates, a biasing member being operationally coupled between said plates to bias said plates against the associated one of said blades when said clamp engages one of said blades.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein said receiver includes a ring portion coupled to said socket portion and a traction portion coupled to an interior surface of said ring portion, each of said mounting assemblies engaging one of said light emitting members to mount each of said light emitting members to an associated one of said blades of said fan, each of said light emitting members being inserted into an associated one of said receivers of the associated one of said mounting assemblies to permit selective pivoting of said light emitting members with respect to said blade, said traction portions frictionally engaging an associated one of said light emitting members.

5. A ceiling fan lighting system comprising:

a ceiling fan including a motor and a plurality of blades being operationally coupled to said motor to permit rotation of said blades when said motor is supplied with power;

a plurality of mounting assemblies engaging at least two of said blades of said fan, each of said mounting assemblies including;

a clamp configured to secure the associated one of said mounting assemblies to one of said blades of said fan, said clamp including a pair of plates biased together to permit the associated one of said blades to be clamped between said plates, each of said plates including an engagement portion configured to engage the associated one of said blades and a lever portion positioned at an angle to said engagement portion of an associated one of said plates, a biasing member being operationally coupled between said plates to bias said plates against the associated one of said blades when said clamp engages one of said blades;

at least one ball joint being coupled to one of said plates, said at least one ball joint including a ball portion coupled to an associated one of said plates and a socket portion receiving said ball portion wherein said socket portion is pivotable around said ball portion;

a receiver coupled to said socket portion, said receiver including a ring portion coupled to said socket portion and a traction portion coupled to an interior surface of said ring portion;

a plurality of light emitting members, each of said light emitting members being configured to emit light, each of said mounting assemblies engaging one of said light emitting members to mount each of said light emitting members to an associated one of said blades of said fan, each of said light emitting members being inserted into an associated ones of said receivers of the associated one of said mounting assemblies to permit selective pivoting of said light emitting members with respect to said blade, said traction portions frictionally engaging an associated one of said light emitting members.