Combination of a ceiling fan frame and a motor casing

A motor casing of a ceiling fan has two pairs of lugs extending radially inward from the periphery thereof and the motor casing encloses the motor of the ceiling fan. A frame fixedly connected to a ceiling and has a flange to which two positioning devices are connected. Each positioning device has two support portions extending radially inward therefrom and each support portion has a slot. A resilient member connected to each support portion and is engaged between the two lugs corresponding to the positioning device so that the assembler can easily connect the motor casing and the frame without using bolts.

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What is claimed is:

1. A combination of a ceiling fan frame and a motor casing, said motor casing having two pairs of lugs extending radially inward from the periphery thereof, and

said frame having a flange and two positioning means connected to said flange, each positioning means having a resilient member which is engaged between said two lugs corresponding to said positioning means.

2. The combination as claimed in claim 1, wherein each positioning means has a base plate connected to said flange of said frame and said base plate has a support portion extending radially inward therefrom, a first slot defined in said supportportion so that said resilient member is engaged with said slot.

3. The combination as claimed in claim 1, wherein each base plate has a pad connected to said support portion thereof and said pad has a second slot defined therethrough, said first slot located in alignment with said second slot.

4. The combination as claimed in claim 1, wherein said resilient member includes a triangular protrusion comprising two inclined sides, said two inclined sides engaged between said two lugs.