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US3299660A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Air conditioner

Assignee: American Radiator and Standard Sanitary Corp
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Filing: 1965-07-19
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Granted: 1967-01-24
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Expires: 1985-07-19
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Alfred D Sullivan

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 04:25
CPC Classifications
F; F24; F24F; F24F13/00; F24F13/22; F24F13/222; F24F1/00; F24F1/0007; F24F1/0043; F24F1/0047; F24F1/005; F24F1/0059; F24F1/0063; F24F1/0071; F25; F25B; F25B39/00; F25B39/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 300 words
A BLOWER-EVAPORATOR UNIT FOR HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL INSTALLATION COMPRISING A HOUSING INCLUDING BOTTOM, TOP, A PAIR OF END WALLS AND A PAIR OF SIDE WALLS, SAID TOP WALL AND ONE OF SAID END WALLS BEING PROVIDED WITH AIR INLETS IN PORTIONS THEREOF ADJACENT A COMMON EDGE, EACH OF SAID OPENINGS EXTENDING FROM SAID COMMON EDGE AND TERMINATING AT AN INTERMEDIATE REGION OF THE ASSOCIATED WALL, A BLOWER IN SAID HOUSING ADJACENT THE OTHER OF SAID END WALLS, SAID BLOWER HAVING AN OUTLET, SAID OTHER END WALL BEING PROVIDED WITH AN AIR OUTLET FOR TRANSFERRING AIR DELIVERED BY THE OUTLET OF SAID BLOWER TO THE REGION OUTSIDE SAID HOUSING, A FLAT EVAPORATOR MEANS, IN SAID HOUSING, SAID EVAPORATOR BEING ANGULARLY DISPOSED SO AS TO ANGULARLY FACE THE OPENING IN SAID ONE END WALL AND TO ANGULARLY FACE THE OPENING IN SAID TOP WALL, MEANS FOR GUIDING ALL THE AIR MOVING FROM SAID INLETS TO SAID OUTLETS THROUGH SAID EVAPORATOR, A FIRST TROUGH IN SAID HOUSING AND DISPOSED ON SAID BOTTOM WALL TO ENCOMPASS THE PROJECTION OF THE ENTIRE EVAPORATOR MEANS ON SAID BOTTOM WALL SO THAT WHEN SAID UNIT IS HORIZONTALLY SUPPORTED ALONG SAID BOTTOM WALL ALL CONDENSATE DRIPPING FROM ANY PORTION OF SAID EVAPORATOR IS COLLECTED BY SAID FIRST TROUGH, A SECOND TROUGH IN SAID HOUSING, SAID SECOND TROUGH BEING DISPOSED PARALLEL TO SAID ONE WALL AND EXTENDING FROM SAID BOTTOM WALL TO JUST BEYOND THE EDGE PORTION OF SAID EVAPORATOR MEANS CLOSET SAID ONE END WALL SO AS TO BE OPPOSITE ONLY THE UNOPEN PORTION OF SAID ONE END WALL SO THAT WHEN SAID UNIT IS VERTICALLY SUPPORTED ALONG SAID END WALL CONDENSATE DRIPPING FROM SAID EDGE PORTION IS COLLECTED IN SAID SECOND TROUGH, AND A COMMON DRAIN MEANS AT THE JUNCTION OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND TROUGH MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 300 words
A BLOWER-EVAPORATOR UNIT FOR HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL INSTALLATION COMPRISING A HOUSING INCLUDING BOTTOM, TOP, A PAIR OF END WALLS AND A PAIR OF SIDE WALLS, SAID TOP WALL AND ONE OF SAID END WALLS BEING PROVIDED WITH AIR INLETS IN PORTIONS THEREOF ADJACENT A COMMON EDGE, EACH OF SAID OPENINGS EXTENDING FROM SAID COMMON EDGE AND TERMINATING AT AN INTERMEDIATE REGION OF THE ASSOCIATED WALL, A BLOWER IN SAID HOUSING ADJACENT THE OTHER OF SAID END WALLS, SAID BLOWER HAVING AN OUTLET, SAID OTHER END WALL BEING PROVIDED WITH AN AIR OUTLET FOR TRANSFERRING AIR DELIVERED BY THE OUTLET OF SAID BLOWER TO THE REGION OUTSIDE SAID HOUSING, A FLAT EVAPORATOR MEANS, IN SAID HOUSING, SAID EVAPORATOR BEING ANGULARLY DISPOSED SO AS TO ANGULARLY FACE THE OPENING IN SAID ONE END WALL AND TO ANGULARLY FACE THE OPENING IN SAID TOP WALL, MEANS FOR GUIDING ALL THE AIR MOVING FROM SAID INLETS TO SAID OUTLETS THROUGH SAID EVAPORATOR, A FIRST TROUGH IN SAID HOUSING AND DISPOSED ON SAID BOTTOM WALL TO ENCOMPASS THE PROJECTION OF THE ENTIRE EVAPORATOR MEANS ON SAID BOTTOM WALL SO THAT WHEN SAID UNIT IS HORIZONTALLY SUPPORTED ALONG SAID BOTTOM WALL ALL CONDENSATE DRIPPING FROM ANY PORTION OF SAID EVAPORATOR IS COLLECTED BY SAID FIRST TROUGH, A SECOND TROUGH IN SAID HOUSING, SAID SECOND TROUGH BEING DISPOSED PARALLEL TO SAID ONE WALL AND EXTENDING FROM SAID BOTTOM WALL TO JUST BEYOND THE EDGE PORTION OF SAID EVAPORATOR MEANS CLOSET SAID ONE END WALL SO AS TO BE OPPOSITE ONLY THE UNOPEN PORTION OF SAID ONE END WALL SO THAT WHEN SAID UNIT IS VERTICALLY SUPPORTED ALONG SAID END WALL CONDENSATE DRIPPING FROM SAID EDGE PORTION IS COLLECTED IN SAID SECOND TROUGH, AND A COMMON DRAIN MEANS AT THE JUNCTION OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND TROUGH MEANS.

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