System and method for a portable air conditioner

A portable air conditioning assembly adapted to be used with a bucket, the assembly comprising:

• an intake plenum having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a plurality of air entry openings around an outer periphery thereof, the intake plenum configured to be removably connected to an upper peripheral edge of the bucket;
• a draft tube having a first leg configured to be coupled to a lower surface of the intake plenum and having a condensation trap disposed along a lower portion thereof;
• a lid dimensioned to be disposed on the upper surface of the intake plenum, the lid having a lower surface, wherein, when the lid is disposed on the intake plenum, an air exit channel is formed between the lower surface of the lid and the upper surface of the intake plenum;
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• a blower suspended from the lower surface of the lid and configured to blow air radially outwardly through the air exit channel.

A portable air conditioning assembly adapted to be used with a bucket, the assembly comprising:

• an intake assembly comprising:
• an intake plenum having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a plurality of air entry openings around an outer periphery thereof, the intake plenum configured to be removably connected to an upper peripheral edge of the bucket;
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• a plurality of draft tubes, each draft tube being configured to be coupled to a lower surface of the intake plenum and having a condensation trap on a lower portion thereof;
• a lid assembly comprising:
• a lid dimensioned to be disposed on the upper surface of the intake plenum, the lid having a lower surface, wherein, when the lid is disposed on the intake plenum, an air exit channel is formed between the lower surface of the lid and the upper surface of the intake plenum;
• a blower suspended from the lower surface of the lid and configured to blow air radially outwardly through the air exit channel;
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• a battery adapter configured to receive a battery to power the blower;
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• wherein, when the intake assembly is connected to the bucket and the lid assembly is disposed on the intake plenum, a flow path is created wherein air enters the plurality of air entry openings, passes through the draft tubes and into an interior of the bucket.