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US3131756A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Combined oven and room air conditioner

Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1960-10-18
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Granted: 1964-05-05
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Expires: 1980-10-18
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Douglas W Quirk

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 08:37
CPC Classifications
F; F24; F24C; F24C9/00; F24F; F24F11/00; F24F11/30; F24F11/70; F24F11/72; F24F5/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 205 words
IN A KITCHEN COMBINATION COMPRISING AN OVEN INCLUDING AN OVEN CAVITY AND CONTROLS THEREFOR AND A ROOM AIR CONDITIONER, SAID AIR CONDITIONER BEING NORMALLY OPERATIVE FOR COOLING THE SURROUNDING ROOM; THE INVENTION COMPRISING OVEN CONTROL MEANS FOR PRE-SETTING OPERATIONS TO OCCUR IN SAID OVEN AT A PREDETERMINED FUTURE STARTING AND COMPLETION TIME, SWITCH MEANS OPERATED IN RESPONSE TO THE PRESETTING OF SAID CONTROLS FOR ESTABLISHING AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT ENERGIZING SAID ROOM AIR CONDITIONER, AIR CIRCULATING MEANS INCLUDING A BLOWER ENERGIZED CONCURRENTLY WITH SAID AIR CONDITIONER IN RESPONSE TO SAID OPERATION OF SAID SWITCH MEANS FOR WITHDRAWING COOL AIR FROM SAID AIR CONDITIONER; A CONDUIT COMMUNICATING BETWEEN THE DISCHARGE OF SAID AIR CIRCULATING MEANS AND SAID OVEN CAVITY, VALVE MEANS IN SAID CONDUIT MEANS ARRANGED NORMALLY TO BLOCK COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SAID CIRCULATING MEANS AND SAID OVEN CAVITY, AN ELECTROMOTOR MECHANISM IN SAID AIR CONDITIONER ENERGIZING CIRCUIT AND RESPONSIVE TO THE OPERATION OF SAID SWITCH MEANS FOR OPENING SAID VALVE MEANS TO OPEN COMMUNICATION THROUGH SAID CONDUIT MEANS THEREBY ALLOWING COOLING AIR FLOW FROM SAID AIR CONDITIONER TO SAID OVEN CAVITY, AND THERMOSTAT MEANS IN SAID CAVITY FOR CYCLING SAID AIR CONDITIONER ENERGY CIRCUIT TO MAINTAIN SAID CAVITY AT A PREDETERMINED COOL TEMPERATURE CONSEQUENT TO SAID PRESETTING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 205 words
IN A KITCHEN COMBINATION COMPRISING AN OVEN INCLUDING AN OVEN CAVITY AND CONTROLS THEREFOR AND A ROOM AIR CONDITIONER, SAID AIR CONDITIONER BEING NORMALLY OPERATIVE FOR COOLING THE SURROUNDING ROOM; THE INVENTION COMPRISING OVEN CONTROL MEANS FOR PRE-SETTING OPERATIONS TO OCCUR IN SAID OVEN AT A PREDETERMINED FUTURE STARTING AND COMPLETION TIME, SWITCH MEANS OPERATED IN RESPONSE TO THE PRESETTING OF SAID CONTROLS FOR ESTABLISHING AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT ENERGIZING SAID ROOM AIR CONDITIONER, AIR CIRCULATING MEANS INCLUDING A BLOWER ENERGIZED CONCURRENTLY WITH SAID AIR CONDITIONER IN RESPONSE TO SAID OPERATION OF SAID SWITCH MEANS FOR WITHDRAWING COOL AIR FROM SAID AIR CONDITIONER; A CONDUIT COMMUNICATING BETWEEN THE DISCHARGE OF SAID AIR CIRCULATING MEANS AND SAID OVEN CAVITY, VALVE MEANS IN SAID CONDUIT MEANS ARRANGED NORMALLY TO BLOCK COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SAID CIRCULATING MEANS AND SAID OVEN CAVITY, AN ELECTROMOTOR MECHANISM IN SAID AIR CONDITIONER ENERGIZING CIRCUIT AND RESPONSIVE TO THE OPERATION OF SAID SWITCH MEANS FOR OPENING SAID VALVE MEANS TO OPEN COMMUNICATION THROUGH SAID CONDUIT MEANS THEREBY ALLOWING COOLING AIR FLOW FROM SAID AIR CONDITIONER TO SAID OVEN CAVITY, AND THERMOSTAT MEANS IN SAID CAVITY FOR CYCLING SAID AIR CONDITIONER ENERGY CIRCUIT TO MAINTAIN SAID CAVITY AT A PREDETERMINED COOL TEMPERATURE CONSEQUENT TO SAID PRESETTING.

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