Cover for the motor housing of a ceiling fan
View Patent ↗A cover for the motor housing of a ceiling fan includes a flexible wrap for covering the motor housing and a magnetic assemblage for attaching the wrap to the motor housing. The cover can be insulating, have an outer decorative surface for aesthetic effects, or both. A ship lap joint may be included to secure the ends of the cover together.
1. A cover for a motor housing of a ceiling fan, the cover comprising:
a flexible wrap for covering a ceiling fan motor housing; and
a magnetic assemblage associated with said flexible wrap for attaching said wrap to said motor housing, wherein said magnetic assemblage includes a plurality of magnets and said wrap has a plurality of pockets for holding said plurality of magnets.
2. The cover of claim 1 wherein said wrap comprises two ends and said magnetic assemblage includes magnets situated proximate to the ends.
3. The cover of claim 1 wherein said magnetic assemblage includes magnets distributed along the length of said wrap.
4. The cover of claim 1 further comprising auxiliary means for holding two ends of the cover together.
5. The cover of claim 4 wherein the ends of the cover each define a ship lap end and the auxiliary means comprises means for connecting one ship lap end to the other.
6. The cover of claim 4 wherein the auxiliary means comprises a convex ridge at one end and a receiver channel at the other end, said convex ridge and said receiver channel being sized relative to each other to secure the ends together.
7. The cover of claim 6 , the receiver channel comprising a pair of bias ridges disposed on the edges of said receiver channel in order to retain the convex ridge in the receiving channel.
8. The cover of claim 1 , wherein the flexible wrap comprises a decorative layer.
9. The cover of claim 1 , wherein the flexible wrap comprises an insulation layer.
10. A cover for a motor housing of a ceiling fan, the cover comprising:
a flexible wrap for covering a ceiling fan motor housing, the wrap having a first end and a second end;
a plurality of magnets each disposed in a pocket in said wrap for attaching said wrap to said motor housing; and
a ship lap end defined by each of the first end and the second end.
11. The cover of claim 10 wherein said ship lap end of the first end comprises a convex ridge and said ship lap end of the second end comprises a receiver channel, said convex ridge and said receiver channel being sized relative to each other to secure the ends together.
12. The cover of claim 11 , the receiver channel comprising a pair of bias ridges disposed on the edges of said receiver channel in order to retain the convex ridge in the receiving channel.
13. The cover of claim 10 , wherein the flexible wrap comprises a decorative layer.
14. The cover of claim 10 , wherein the flexible wrap comprises an insulation layer.
15. A cover for a motor housing of a ceiling fan, the cover comprising:
a flexible wrap for covering a ceiling fan motor housing, wherein the ends of the flexible wrap define a ship lap ends;
a magnetic assemblage associated with said flexible wrap for attaching said wrap to said motor housing, wherein said magnetic assemblage includes magnetic particles distributed about a region of said wrap; and
auxiliary means for connecting one ship lap end to the other.
16. The cover of claim 15 wherein the auxiliary means comprises a convex ridge at one end and a receiver channel at the other end, said convex ridge and said receiver channel being sized relative to each other to secure the ends together.
17. The cover of claim 16 , the receiver channel comprising a pair of bias ridges disposed on the edges of said receiver channel in order to retain the convex ridge in the receiving channel.