Devices, apparatus, systems, and methods for the quick installation of ceiling fan blades for ceiling fans. The invention uses a blade with three slots running in a linear direction from the mounting end of the blade, and three pre-attached fasteners upwardly projecting from the outer end of a blade
Devices, apparatus, systems, and methods for the quick installation of ceiling fan blades for ceiling fans. The invention uses a blade with three slots running in a linear direction from the mounting end of the blade, and three pre-attached fasteners upwardly projecting from the outer end of a blade arm. One of the fasteners is springably bendable with inwardly extending clip edge, another fastener that forms an upright post, and a third fastener having a top end with an outwardly extending lip edge. Another embodiment can include four slots per blade and four pre-attached upwardly protruding fasteners per blade arm. A novel method of installing each blade can include angling the blade to the mounting ends of the blade arm so that the outwardly extending lip edge catches on the third slot in from the mounting end of the blade. Next, the blade is laid down so that the other two slot openings pass over the other pre-attached fasteners while moving the mounting end of the blade toward the motor mounting end of the blade arm. This causes the springably bendable fastener to bend back and snapably spring back catching onto the first slot locking the blade to the blade arm.
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1. A quick installation ceiling fan comprising in combination: a ceiling fan motor;a plurality of blades each of the blades having at least three slots adjacent to one end, with a first slot located adjacent to a root end of the blade, a second slot spaced away from the root end of the blade toward
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A quick installation ceiling fan comprising in combination: a ceiling fan motor;a plurality of blades each of the blades having at least three slots adjacent to one end, with a first slot located adjacent to a root end of the blade, a second slot spaced away from the root end of the blade toward a tip end of the blade, and at least one middle circular slot between the first slot and the second slot; anda plurality of blade arms, each of the blade arms having a proximate end attached to the ceiling fan motor and a distal end, the distal end of each blade arm having a first fastener with a hook edge extending toward the ceiling fan motor, at least one upwardly extending middle pre-fixed fastener on a circular post for fitting into the at least one middle slot in the blades, and a second fastener having a hook edge facing outward toward the tip end of the blade, where one of the first fastener and the second fastener has a movably bendable head portion, wherein the blades are mounted to the blade arms by overlaying one of the first slot or the second slot of each blade over one of the first fastener and the second fastener of each blade arm, and positioning the at least one middle slot over the at least one middle pre-fixed fastener and hooking the movably bendable head portion to snap onto another one of the first slot or the second slot. 2. The quick installation ceiling fan of claim 1, wherein the at least three slots includes: three slots. 3. The quick installation ceiling fan of claim 2, wherein the at least one upwardly extending middle pre-fixed fastener includes: a single middle pre-fixed fastener on a cylindrical a mounting post, wherein the first fastener and the single middle pre-fixed fastener and the third fastener are positioned in a single straight line the distal end of the each mounting arm. 4. The quick installation ceiling fan of claim 3, wherein the moveably bendable head portion includes: an enlarged head with a sloped upper surface on top of a shaft wherein pushing down on the sloped top allows the fastener to bend only downward until the enlarged head passes through one of the first slot and the second slot and snaps back in place locking the moveable bendable head portion to the one of the first slot and the second slot. 5. The quick installation ceiling fan of claim 4, wherein the moveably bendable head portion includes: an inwardly directed overhanging clip edge directed toward the ceiling fan motor. 6. The quick installation ceiling fan of claim 4, wherein the moveably bendable head portion includes an enlarged head with: a grippable surface. 7. The quick installation ceiling fan of claim 1, wherein each blade arm includes: at least one grommet adjacent to the plurality of slots for reducing vibration and undesirable noise from the blades being attached to the blade arms. 8. The quick installation ceiling fan of claim 1, wherein the at least three slots includes: four slots, with two middle slots between the first slot and the second slot. 9. The quick installation ceiling fan of claim 8, wherein the at least one upwardly extending pre-fixed middle fastener includes: two pre-fixed fasteners over cylindrical posts which function as a mounting posts for the two middle slots, wherein the two middle slots are not in a straight line between the first slot and the second slot. 10. The quick installation ceiling fan of claim 9, wherein the moveably bendable head portion includes: an enlarged head with a sloped upper surface on top of a shaft wherein pushing down on the sloped top allows the fastener to bend only downward until the enlarged head passes through one of the first slot and the second slot and snaps back in place locking the moveable head portion to the one of the first slot and the second slot. 11. The quick installation ceiling fan of claim 10, wherein the moveably bendable head portion includes: an inwardly directed overhanging clip edge directed toward the ceiling fan motor. 12. A method of installing ceiling fan blades on a ceiling fan comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of blades each having mounting ends with at least three slots, with a first slot located adjacent to a root end of the blade, a second slot spaced away from the root end of the blade toward a tip end of the blade, and at least one middle circular slot between the first slot and the second slot;providing a plurality of ceiling fan blade arms each having motor mounting ends attached to a motor and blade mounting ends with a first upwardly protruding fastener adjacent to the motor mounting ends having a hook edge directed toward the motor, and a second upwardly protruding fastener spaced away from the first fastener having a hook edge directed toward the tip end of the blade, and at least one middle upwardly protruding fastener on a cylindrical post, with one of the first and second fasteners being bendable;angling the blades to the mounting ends of the blade arms so that the hook edge on one of the first and the second fasteners passes through one of the first and the second slots;laying down the mounting ends of the blades over the at least one middle fastener while moving the mounting ends of the blades toward the motor mounting ends of the blade arms while bending the bendable fastener; andlocking the blades to the blade arms when the bendable fastener is bent back in place into one of the first and the second slots. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the at least three slots includes three slots on each blade, and the at least one middle fastener includes on middle fastener on one cylindrical post, wherein the first fastener, the middle fastener and the second fastener are positioned in a straight line on each blade arm. 14. The method of claim 12, wherein the at least three slots includes four slots on each blade, and the at least one middle fastener includes two middle fasteners each on a cylindrical post on each blade arm, wherein the two middle fasteners are not in a straight line with the first fastener and the second fastener. 15. A quick installation ceiling fan comprising in combination: a plurality of blades each of the blades having a first slot adjacent to a motor end of each blade, a second slot spaced toward a tip end of each blade and at least one middle a third slot adjacent between the first slot and the second slot; anda plurality of blade arms, each of the blade arms having a proximate end attached to a ceiling fan motor and a distal end, each distal end having first fastener and a second fastener, and at least one middle fastener therebetween, with the first fastener located closer to the ceiling fan motor than the second fastener, the first fastener and the second fastener having opposite facing hook edge, with one of the hook edges having a springably moveable head portion, the head portion being only moveable up and down, wherein the blades are mounted to the blade arms by overlaying the slots over the fasteners, so that one of the hook edges clips onto one of the first slot and the second slot, and the moveable head portion of another one of the first fastener and the second fastener snaps into another one of the first slot and the second slot. 16. The quick installation ceiling fan of claim 15, wherein the at least one middle slot includes two middle slots adjacent to one another, and the middle fastener includes two upwardly protruding middle fasteners adjacent to one another, wherein the two middle slots are not in a straight line between the first slot and the second slot. 17. The quick installation ceiling fan of claim 15, wherein the at least one middle slot includes one middle slot, and the at least one middle fastener includes one middle fastener, wherein the middle slot is in a straight line with the first slot and the second slot.
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