With Mounting Or Support Means Patents (Class 454/204)
  • Patent number: 11397023
    Abstract: A connection member includes a first connection portion and a second connection portion. The first connection portion is configured to be connected to a window air conditioner and extends along a direction. The second connection portion is connected to the first connection portion and is configured to be connected to a mounting bracket assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignees: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhigang Xing, Zhisheng Lei
  • Patent number: 10900689
    Abstract: A support for mounting an air conditioner for operative disposition in a window, while being free of any supports external to the window and of any metallic contact with the window, includes elongated top and bottom members of lightweight polymeric molded construction, sized and shaped to extend along an interior window sill of the window, with opposite ends thereof extending beyond vertical side jambs of the window. First and second transverse members of polymeric molded construction extend between the top and bottom members to define a receptacle sized and shaped to slidably receive the air conditioner therein and to interferingly engage an elongated flange extending along an upper surface of the air conditioner. The top and bottom members include molded hand-holds and demarcations/score lines to facilitate trimming to desired widths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Inventor: Jay M. Weiner
  • Patent number: 10254006
    Abstract: A compressor noise suppressing structure including a dehumidifier. The compressor noise suppressing structure includes an installation member fixed to a base frame to support and accommodate a component installed within a housing, and a noise-proof member attached to the installation member and extending towards a first end of the base so as to cover at least one side of the compressor. According to the configuration of the compressor noise suppressing structure, noise generated when the compressor is operated is simultaneously blocked by the nose-proof member and the housing, and the installation member and the noise-proof member are configured as a single component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: COWAY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Hyun-Jin Hong, Chan-Jung Park, Sang-Woo Kang
  • Patent number: 9185877
    Abstract: A filter assembly including a rectangular inlet frame having a rectangular inlet opening, a rectangular outlet frame, a housing body being collapsible to have a flattened shipping state and an erect state, the collapsible housing body in the erect state being rectangular and interposed between the rectangular inlet frame and the rectangular outlet frame in an assembled state, and at least one filter having filter media installed in the rectangular inlet opening in generally sealing relation thereto and projecting from the inlet frame toward the outlet frame in the assembled state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Clarcor Air Filtration Products, Inc.
    Inventors: LaMonte A. Crabtree, Richard Keith Chesson, Jr., Ronald Jay Geil, Jr., Jeffrey A. Sinclair
  • Patent number: 8998690
    Abstract: A safety net for a window air conditioner window mounted air conditioning unit. The safety net protects a window mounted air conditioning unit from falling from a window opening during installation, operation and removal thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Inventors: Joseph Stephen Virag, Douglas Birney Patrick
  • Patent number: 8584998
    Abstract: A window air conditioning mounting system comprising a base subassembly having generally I-shaped configuration. There is also a shackle being coupled to the base subassembly. There is a strut having a generally T-shaped configuration coupled to the shackle and to the base subassembly. Lastly there is an upper cross member comprising a pair of generally C-shaped components. The components slidably receiving each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Inventor: Andrew Peterson
  • Patent number: 8414367
    Abstract: A window mounted air conditioning unit safety net that protects a window mounted air conditioning unit from falling from a window opening during installation, operation and removal thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Inventors: Joseph Stephen Virag, Douglas Birney Patrick
  • Patent number: 8104240
    Abstract: A portable air conditioner support arrangement for supporting a portable air conditioner in a window frame assembly. The support arrangement comprises an elongated flange-engaging rail having a first end and a second end, with a channel engaging tab arranged on the first end and the second end of the rail. Each of the tabs are arranged to mate with a channel on the sides of the window frame assembly. The rail has an elongated face to engage a flange on the upper front edge of the air conditioner and maintain the air conditioner free of support by a window sash of the window frame assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Inventor: Allen D. McCarriston
  • Patent number: 7975441
    Abstract: A portable air conditioner support arrangement for supporting a portable air conditioner in a window frame assembly. The support arrangement comprises an elongated flange-engaging rail having a first end and a second end, with a channel engaging tab arranged on the first end and the second end of the rail. Each of the tabs are arranged to mate with a channel on the sides of the window frame assembly. The rail has an elongated face to engage a flange on the upper front edge of the air conditioner and maintain the air conditioner free of support by a window sash of the window frame assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Inventor: Allen D. McCarriston
  • Patent number: 7350759
    Abstract: A quick release mounting apparatus and method for mounting a room air conditioner in a window opening that utilizes a quick release mounting which supports the weight of the outdoor portion of the air conditioner in a cantilevered condition and, in the event of an emergency, upon releasing a latch mechanism allows the air conditioner to topple rearwardly from the window opening exterior of the room to provide an escape route through the open window. A safety harness may also be provided that suspends the air conditioner unit a distance above the ground on the exterior of the room after it has been released to prevent it from falling to the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Inventor: Robert R. Gray
  • Patent number: 7258606
    Abstract: A modular heating, ventilation and air conditioning system including a rectangular sleeve that can be secured through an exterior wall of a building for moving air between an exterior of the building and the interior of the building, an electrical outlet fitted with an electrical outlet adapter pan that connects the outlet within the sleeve, a through-wall air conditioning unit fitted with an air conditioning adapter collar that connects the air conditioning unit within the sleeve, a heater unit fitted with a heater unit adapter pan that connects the heater unit within the sleeve and an electrical system control module including a thermostat and control pad assembly, a first switch and a second switch that selectively activates the sockets of the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Inventor: Carlos Patrick Reid
  • Patent number: 5525107
    Abstract: An electrical window fan comprising a reversible motor driven air blower assembly and a housing having intake and exhaust openings and a rectangular duct with an internal minor width smaller than the major diameter of the blower, the duct being adapted to extend through a window opening and for hanging the fan over the stool cap of the window such that most of the fan is positioned indoor of and below the window opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1996
    Assignee: Accutek Products Corp.
    Inventor: Steve Shao
  • Patent number: 5329784
    Abstract: Leveling arms for a low profile room air conditioner which are pivotally mounted to a side of an air conditioner housing at an inner end and have an arcuate slotted opening adjacent an outer end. A threaded fastener or clamping bolt is threaded into the air conditioner housing and extends through the arcuate opening. The threaded fastener is loosened to allow the position of the associated arm to be adjusted. The arms have an inner surface providing a series of radial teeth which mesh with like teeth on the outer surface of the housing when the threaded fastener is tightened, thereby retaining the arms in the desired position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1994
    Assignee: White Consolidated Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert W. Kennedy, Richard F. Stewart
  • Patent number: 5253485
    Abstract: A room air conditioner for mounting in a window opening having a vertically sliding lower sash. The enclosure for the unit has front and rear portions separated by the vertical plane of the window opening, the compressor and condenser heat exchanger being mounted in the rear portion, and the evaporator heat exchanger being mounted in the front portion. A motor that is connected to an axial flow fan at one end and a coaxial centrifugal blower wheel at the other end is also located in the rear portion. The axial flow fan is operatively associated with the condenser heat exchanger and the centrifugal blower wheel is operatively associated with the evaporator heat exchanger. The forward enclosure portion and the evaporator heat exchanger extend above the bottom of the bottom rail of the lower sash, and the rear housing portion and the condenser heat exchanger extend above the bottom rail of the lower sash and substantially below the level of the window sill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1993
    Assignee: White Consolidated Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert W. Kennedy, Richard F. Stewart
  • Patent number: 5167131
    Abstract: A saddle type room air conditioning unit is disclosed wherein evaporator and condenser housings are supported in a fixed relationship by a connecting portion affording support for the housings and controlled air flow communication between the housings. Sealing devices are releasably latched to the connecting portion and cooperate therewith to completely seal the unit vertically relative to a window sill and sash and horizontally between vertical sides of a window frame. A latching device is also disclosed for adjustably releasably latching upper and lower window sashes relative to one another, as required to prevent unauthorized removal of the unit from a window opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1992
    Inventor: Rajiv K. Karkhanis