Air conditioner control mechanism

Claim 1

IN A ROOM AIR CONDITIONER, THE COMBINATION OF A COMPARTMENT WITH A HEAT EXCHANGE COIL THEREIN; MEANS ADAPTED WHEN ACTUATED TO SUPPLY CONDITIONED MEDIUM TO THE COIL; A MOTOR OPERATED FAN FOR CIRCULATING ROOM AIR THROUGH THE COMPARTMENT; A VENT PASSAGE CONNECTING THE INLET SIDE OF THE FAN WITH THE OUTSIDE; A FIRST DAMPER FOR REGULATING SAID VENT PASSAGE; AN EXHAUST PASSAGE CONNECTING THE OUTLET SIDE OF THE FAN WITH THE OUTSIDE; A SECOND DAMPER FOR REGULATING SAID EXHAUST PASSAGE; MEANS FOR RESILIENTLY HOLDING SAID FIRST AND SECOND DAMPERS IN CLOSED POSITION; AND MEANS FOR ACTUATING SAID FIRST AND SECOND DAMPERS INCLUDING A SUPPORT MEMBER HAVING AT LEAST ONE SUBSTANTIALLY PLANAR EDGE, A FIRST OPERATOR PIVOTALLY SECURED TO SAID SUPPORT MEMBER BETWEEN OPPOSITE ENDS THEREOF FOR LIMITED LOST MOTION, MEANS FOR RELEASABLY RETAINING SAID FIRST OPERATOR IN SELECTED POSITION, A LINK CONNECTED BETWEEN ONE END OF SAID FIRST OPERATOR AND SAID FIRST DAMPER WHEREBY MOVEMENT OF SAID OPERATOR IN ONE DIRECTION FROM A DAMPER CLOSED POSITION OPENS SAID FIRST DAMPER AGAINST SAID RESILIENT HOLDING MEANS TO VENT THE ROOM, A SECOND LINK CONNECTED BETWEEN THE OTHER END OF SAID OPERATOR AND SAID EXHAUST DAMPER WHEREBY MOVEMENT OF SAID OPERATOR IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FROM SAID DAMPER CLOSED POSITION OPENS SAID SECOND DAMPER AGAINST SAID RESILIENT HOLDING MEANS TO EXHAUST THE ROOM, SAID FIRST OPERATOR HAVING AN ARMLIKE EXTENSION WITH A TERMINAL END OUTSIDE SAID SUPPORT MEMBER EDGE TO ACCOMMODATE MANUAL MOVEMENT OF SAID FIRST OPERATOR, SAID SUPPORT MEMBER HAVING A FIRST SLOT-LIKE RECESS ADJACENT TO AND GENERALLY PARALLEL WITH SAID MEMBER EDGE, AND A LOCATING PIN ON SAID OPERATOR EXTENSION CLOSELY RECEIVED IN SAID SLOT-LIKE RECESS TO CONFINE MOVEMENT OF SAID OPERATOR EXTENSION TO A DIRECTION SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID MEMBER PLANAR EDGE; AN ADJUSTABLE TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR REGULATING THE CONDITIONING MEDIUM SUPPLY MEANS AND FAN MOTOR IN RESPONSE TO ROOM TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS; AND A SECOND OPERATOR PIVOTALLY SECURED TO SAID SUPPORT MEMBER, MEANS SECURING SAID SECOND OPERATOR TO SAID ADJUSTABLE TEMPERATURE CONTROL, AN ACTUATING ARM SECURED TO SAID SECOND OPERATOR FOR LOST MOTION IN A DIRECTION SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO THE SECOND OPERATOR PIVOT AXIS FOR MANIPULATING SAID SECOND OPERATOR, SAID ACTUATING ARM EXTENDING BEYOND SAID SUPPORT MEMBER EDGE TO ACCOMMODATE MANUAL MOVEMENT OF SAID SECOND OPERATOR; A SECOND SLOT-LIKE RECESS IN SAID SUPPORT MEMBER COLINEAR WITH SAID SUPPORT MEMBER FIRST SLOT-LIKE RECESS, AND A LOCATING PIN ON SAID SECOND OPERATOR ACTUATING ARM CLOSELY RECEIVED IN SAID SECOND SLOT-LIKE RECESS TO CONFINE MOVEMENT OF SAID SECOND OPERATOR ACTUATING ARM TO A DIRECTION SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID SUPPORT MEMBER PLANAR EDGE.