ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,753,775, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Hunter Fan Co. (Memphis, Tenn.).
"Ceiling fan with a quick connect assembly" was invented by Rickey Thomas Jones (Memphis, Tenn.) and James Caleb McMillen (Hernando, Miss.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A quick connect mounting assembly for a ceiling fan. The quick connect mounting assembly includes two releasably attachable mounts that are easily interconnected to mechanically couple elements of a ceiling fan. The quick connect mounting assembly can be used to mount at least two elements of the ceiling fan, such as any two of a mounting bracket, a canopy, a switch housing, a motor housing, a mot...