US3128689A
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Pneumatic filler-sealing devices
Assignee: QUARTERS "J" (OFFICERS')
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Filing: 1962-02-07
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Granted: 1964-04-14
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Expires: 1982-02-07
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Arthur J Binsfeld
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 21:22
CPC Classifications
E; E06; E06B; E06B7/00; E06B7/16; E06B7/22; E06B7/23; E06B7/2318
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
280 words
A DEVICE FOR FITTING AND SEALING THE SPACE IN AN OPEN WINDOW IN WHICH A ROOM AIR-CONDITIONING UNIT MAY BE MOUNTED, TO BE DISPOSED BETWEEN SUCH UNIT AND THE WINDOW SASH, AND THE SIDES AND STILL DEFINING THE OPENING IN THE WINDOW FRAME, WHICH COMPRISES: (A) AN INFLATABLE SEALING UNIT OF FLEXIBLE, SHEET IMPERVIOUS MATERIAL HAVING AN OPENING FROM FACE TO FACE THEREOF OF A SIZE AND SHAPE TO RECEIVE AND FIT A SELECTED AIR-CONDITIONING UNIT, (B) SUCH SEALING UNIT BEING FORMED OF A TOP, TUBULAR MEMBER OF FLEXIBLE, IMPERVIOUS MATERIAL, EXTENDING FOR THE FULL HORIZONTAL WIDTH OF SAID SEALING UNIT AND CLOSED AT ITS ENDS, A BOTTOM TUBULAR MEMBER OF FLEXIBLE MATERIAL ALSO EXTENDING FOR THE FULL HORIZONTAL WIDTH OF SAID SEALING UNIT, AND ALSO OF TWO GROUPS OF UPRIGHT FLEXIBLE TUBULAR MEMBERS OF FLEXIBLE, IMPERVIOUS MATERIAL, ONE GROUP AT EACH SIDE OF SAID OPENING, THE MEMBERS OF EACH GROUP BEING VERTICALLY ARRANGED IN SIDE BY SIDE RELATION, FLEXIBLY CONNECTED TO ONE ANOTHER AT THEIR ADJACENT SIDES, AND AT THEIR ENDS ALSO FLEXIBLY CONNECTED TO SAID TOP AND BOTTOM MEMBERS, AND BOTH GROUPS FILLING THE SPACE FROM THE ENDS OF THE TOP AND BOTTOM MEMBERS TO SAID OPENING, (C) EACH OF SAID UPRIGHT MEMBERS HAVING THEREIN A SEPARATE AIR CELL CONNECTED AT ITS UPPER END TO SAID TOP MEMBER BY A PASSAGE, AND (D) SAID TOP MEMBER HAVING A VALVE CONTROLLED INLET CONNECTION OPENING INTO THE INTERIOR OF SAID TOP MEMBER THROUGH WHICH INFLATING AIR UNDER PRESSURE MAY BE ADMITTED TO THE INTERIOR OF THAT MEMBER AND PASS FROM IT THROUGH SAID PASSAGES INTO THE AIR CELLS OF SAID UPRIGHT MEMBERS ENABLING INFLATION OF THE TOP AND UPRIGHT MEMBERS.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
280 words
A DEVICE FOR FITTING AND SEALING THE SPACE IN AN OPEN WINDOW IN WHICH A ROOM AIR-CONDITIONING UNIT MAY BE MOUNTED, TO BE DISPOSED BETWEEN SUCH UNIT AND THE WINDOW SASH, AND THE SIDES AND STILL DEFINING THE OPENING IN THE WINDOW FRAME, WHICH COMPRISES: (A) AN INFLATABLE SEALING UNIT OF FLEXIBLE, SHEET IMPERVIOUS MATERIAL HAVING AN OPENING FROM FACE TO FACE THEREOF OF A SIZE AND SHAPE TO RECEIVE AND FIT A SELECTED AIR-CONDITIONING UNIT, (B) SUCH SEALING UNIT BEING FORMED OF A TOP, TUBULAR MEMBER OF FLEXIBLE, IMPERVIOUS MATERIAL, EXTENDING FOR THE FULL HORIZONTAL WIDTH OF SAID SEALING UNIT AND CLOSED AT ITS ENDS, A BOTTOM TUBULAR MEMBER OF FLEXIBLE MATERIAL ALSO EXTENDING FOR THE FULL HORIZONTAL WIDTH OF SAID SEALING UNIT, AND ALSO OF TWO GROUPS OF UPRIGHT FLEXIBLE TUBULAR MEMBERS OF FLEXIBLE, IMPERVIOUS MATERIAL, ONE GROUP AT EACH SIDE OF SAID OPENING, THE MEMBERS OF EACH GROUP BEING VERTICALLY ARRANGED IN SIDE BY SIDE RELATION, FLEXIBLY CONNECTED TO ONE ANOTHER AT THEIR ADJACENT SIDES, AND AT THEIR ENDS ALSO FLEXIBLY CONNECTED TO SAID TOP AND BOTTOM MEMBERS, AND BOTH GROUPS FILLING THE SPACE FROM THE ENDS OF THE TOP AND BOTTOM MEMBERS TO SAID OPENING, (C) EACH OF SAID UPRIGHT MEMBERS HAVING THEREIN A SEPARATE AIR CELL CONNECTED AT ITS UPPER END TO SAID TOP MEMBER BY A PASSAGE, AND (D) SAID TOP MEMBER HAVING A VALVE CONTROLLED INLET CONNECTION OPENING INTO THE INTERIOR OF SAID TOP MEMBER THROUGH WHICH INFLATING AIR UNDER PRESSURE MAY BE ADMITTED TO THE INTERIOR OF THAT MEMBER AND PASS FROM IT THROUGH SAID PASSAGES INTO THE AIR CELLS OF SAID UPRIGHT MEMBERS ENABLING INFLATION OF THE TOP AND UPRIGHT MEMBERS.
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