Air conditioning system

Claim 1

AN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FOR AN ENCLOSED AREA COMPRISING: (A) A REFRIGERATION LOOP MEANS HAVING A COMPRESSOR, A CONDENSOR AND AN EVAPORATOR OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER IN CLOSED ARRANGEMENT, (B) A COOLING LOOP MEANS INTERCONNECTED WITH THE EVAPORATOR OF THE REFRIGERATION LOOP MEANS TO COOL THE LIQUID IN THE COOLING LOOP DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF THE REFRIGERATION LOOP MEANS, (C) A PLURALITY OF TERMINAL UNITS DISPOSED IN THE COOLING LOOP MEANS WITHIN THE ENCLOSED AREA, (D) A PUMP MEANS DISPOSED IN THE COOLING LOOP MEANS TO SUPPLY MOTIVE POWER TO THE LIQUID CIRCULATED THEREIN, (E) A HOT LOOP MEANS INTERCONNECTED WITH THE CONDENSER OF THE REFRIGERATION MEANS TO HEAT THE LIQUID IN THE HOT LOOP MEANS, (F) A PLURALITY OF TERMINAL UNITS DISPOSED IN THE HOT LOOP MEANS, (G) A PUMP MEANS DISPOSED IN THE HOT LOOP MEANS TO SUPPLY MOTIVE POWER TO THE LIQUID CIRCULATED THEREIN, (H) A HEAT EXCHANGER IN COMMUNICATION WITH A SINK, NORMALLY DISPOSED IN THE HOT LOOP MEANS, (I) LOOP SWITCHING MEANS DISPOSED IN SAID HOT LOOP MEANS DOWNSTREAM OF THE HEAT EXCHANGER AND SAID COOLING LOOP MEANS DOWNSTREAM OF THE COOL TERMINAL UNITS, THE LOOP SWITCHING MEANS NORMALLY POSITIONED TO PERMIT UNINTERRUPTED OPERATION OF THE HOT LOOP MEANS AND THE COOLING LOOP MEANS AND ADAPTED TO BE POSITIONED IN A BYPASS ARRANGEMENT, (J) CONDUIT MEANS EXTENDING FROM THE LOOP SWITCHING MEANS TO INTERCONNECT THE HOT LOOP MEANS AND THE COOLING LOOP MEANS TO FORM A BYPASS COOLING LOOP MEANS INCLUDING THE HEAT EXCHANGER AND THE COOL TERMINAL UNITS WHEREBY ON OPERATION OF THE LOOP SWITCHING MEANS FROM THE NORMAL POSITION TO THE BYPASS POSITION THE LIQUID WILL BE CONTINUOUSLY CIRCULATED IN THE BYPASS COOLING LOOP MEANS, AND (K) A MOTIVE MEANS DISPOSED IN THE BYPASS COOLING LOOP MEANS, ADOPTED TO BE ONE OF SAID PUMP MEANS, TO FORCE FEED THE LIQUID CIRCULATED THEREIN.