ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,421,975, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Hunter Fan Co. (Memphis, Tenn.).
"Ceiling fan with quick-connect blade connector" was invented by Charles William Botkin (Cordova, Tenn.), Rickey Thomas Jones (Memphis, Tenn.) and Douglas Troy Mason (Horn Lake, Miss.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ceiling fan assembly for mounting to a structure, the ceiling fan assembly comprising: a motor having a rotor assembly, which rotates about a rotational axis, and a stator assembly that is stationary relative to the rotational axis; at least one blade assembly having a root assembly; and a connector assembly comprising: a pocket carried by the rot...