Simplified mounting for air conditioning units

Claim 1

IN A APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT IN A WINDOW OF A BUILDING, THE WINDOW INCLUDING A LEDGE AND A STOLL, SAID WINDOW LEDGE BEING ADAPTED TO CONTACT A STORM WINDOW UPON INSTALLATION THEREOF, THE APPARATUS SUPPORTING SAID UNIT ATHWART THE WINDOW STOOL WITHOUT REQUIRING REMOVAL OF THE STORM WINDOW, THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT HAVING A PAIR OF SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL SIDE WALLS AND A RELATIVELY RIGID OUTDOOR GRILLE MEMBER AT ONE END THEREOF DEFINING A PLURALITY OF OPENINGS FOR COMMUNICATING THE UNIT OUTDOOR HEAT EXCHANGE COIL WITH THE OUTDOORS, THE COMBINATION OF A TOP BRACKET SECURED TO THE TOP WALL OF SAID UNIT, SAID TOP BRACKET HAVING A FLANGE EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE WINDOW SASH; AT LEAST ONE SIDE BRACKET HAVING A DIMENSION SLIGHTLY GREATER THAN THE HEIGHT OF SAID UNIT SECURED TO ONE OF SAID UNIT SIDE WALLS, SAID SIDE BRACKET HAVING A FLANGE EXTENDING OUTWARDLY THEREFROM; A FILLER PANEL SECURED TO SAID SIDE BRACKET FLANGE AND ARRANGED SO AS TO SUBSTANTIALLY FILL THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID UNIT ONE SIDE WALL AND SAID WINDOW OPENING; AND AT LEAST ONE CLAMP MEMBER HAVING A FIRST PART SECURED TO SAID WINDOW LEDGE BETWEEN THE STORM WINDOW AND THE WINDOW STOOL AND THE SECOND APET ENGAGING SAID UNIT GRILLE, SAID CLAMP MEMBER COOPERATING WITH SAID GRILLE TO LIMIT OUTWARD MOVEMENT OF SAID UNIT RELATIVE TO SAID WINDOW OPENING AND TO PREVENT TILTING MOVEMENT OF SAID UNIT ABOUT SAID WINDOW STOOL.