# US 12,760,927 B2 · Window air conditioner drain > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,760,927 B2 - Document ID: US12760927B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/921,699 - Filed: 2024-10-21 - Published: 2025-02-06 - Granted: 2026-10-13 - Earliest claimed: 2021-08-06 - Applicants: Nicholas A. Zarcone - Inventors: Nicholas A. Zarcone - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12760927B2 ## CPC - F24F 13/224: {in a window-type room air conditioner} - F24F 1/027: mounted in wall openings, e.g. in windows - F24F 13/222: {for evacuating condensate} - F24F 2013/227: {Condensate pipe for drainage of condensate from the evaporator} - F25D 21/14: Collecting or removing condensed and defrost water; Drip trays - F24F: AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING (removing dirt or fumes from areas where they are produced B08B15/00; vertical ducts for carrying away waste gases from buildings E04F17/02; tops for chimneys or ventilating shafts, terminals for flues F23L17/02) - F25D: REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (refrigerated showcases A47F3/04; thermally-insulated vessels for domestic use A47J41/00; refrigerated vehicles, see the appropriate subclasses of classes B60 - B64; containers with thermal insulation in general B65D81/38; heat-transfer, heat-exchange or heat-storage materials, e.g. refrigerants, or materials for the production of heat or cold by chemical reactions other than by combustion C09K5/00; thermally-insulated vessels for liquefied or solidified gases F17C; air-conditioning or air-humidification F24F; refrigeration machines, plants, or systems F25B; cooling of instruments or comparable apparatus without refrigeration G12B) ## Abstract Disclosed is a window air conditioner drain that includes a main body having a drain side and an interfacing side. The drain side includes a funnel structure that narrows to a tube attachment portion of the funnel structure. The window drain further includes a magnetic attachment mechanism located on the drain side of the main body configured for magnetically attaching the main body to a window air conditioner such that the main body covers a drainage hole of the window air conditioner. Further disclosed is a window air conditioner drain kit incorporating the window air conditioner drain, and a kit that includes the window air conditioner drain, magnets and/or a flexible tube. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A window air conditioner drain comprising: a main body having a drain side and an interfacing side, wherein the drain side includes a funnel structure that narrows to a tube attachment portion of the funnel structure; and a magnetic attachment mechanism located on the drain side of the main body, the magnetic attachment mechanism configured for magnetically attaching the main body to a window air conditioner such that the main body covers a drainage hole of the window air conditioner. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The window air conditioner drain of claim 1, wherein the main body further includes a plurality of dimples extending into the drain side of the main body to define a reverse well, wherein each of the plurality of dimples is configured to receive a circular magnet. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The window air conditioner drain of claim 2, wherein a ridge is located around each of the plurality of dimples configured to facilitate magnetic placement within each of the plurality of dimples. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The window air conditioner drain of claim 1, wherein the main body includes a raised lip extending around at least a portion of an edge of the main body, the raised lip configured to contact the window air conditioner when the window air conditioner drain is magnetically attached to the window air conditioner. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The window air conditioner drain of claim 4, wherein each of a plurality of dimples extends upward to a height of the raised lip. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The window air conditioner drain of claim 1, wherein the funnel structure includes a large opening portion configured to be exposed to the drainage hole of the window air conditioner, wherein the funnel structure includes a conical shape having a transition region, and wherein the tube attachment portion extends from the transition region, wherein the tube attachment portion is configured to receive an end of a flexible tube over the outside of the tube attachment portion, wherein the tube attachment portion includes a barb to facilitate holding the flexible tube over the outside of the tube attachment portion. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The window air conditioner drain of claim 2, wherein the main body includes a triangular shape, and wherein the plurality of dimples consists of three dimples, one proximate each corner of the triangular shape. ### Claim 8 (depends on 2) The window air conditioner drain of claim 2, wherein an adhesive facilitates attachment of each of the circular magnets to the main body without using a magnet sealant. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The window air conditioner drain of claim 1, wherein the main body is made by a selective laser sintering (SLS) process using polyamide 12 (PA12) material. ### Claim 10 A window air conditioner drain kit comprising: a window air conditioner drain including: a main body having a drain side and an interfacing side, wherein the drain side includes a funnel structure that narrows to a tube attachment portion of the funnel structure; and a magnetic attachment mechanism located on the drain side of the main body, the magnetic attachment mechanism configured for magnetically attaching the main body to a window air conditioner such that the main body covers a drainage hole of the window air conditioner; and a plurality of magnets configured for magnetically attaching the main body to the window air conditioner. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The window air conditioner drain kit of claim 10, further comprising: a half inch diameter flexible tube configured for attachment to the tube attachment portion of the funnel structure. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The window air conditioner drain kit of claim 10, wherein each of the plurality of magnets are 3 mm by 12 mm epoxy coated N52 magnets. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The window air conditioner drain kit of claim 10, wherein the main body further includes a plurality of dimples extending into the drain side of the main body to define a well, wherein each of the plurality of dimples is configured to receive a circular magnet. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The window air conditioner drain kit of claim 13, wherein a ridge is located around each of the plurality of dimples configured to facilitate magnetic placement within each of the plurality of dimples. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The window air conditioner drain kit of claim 10, wherein the main body includes a raised lip extending around at least a portion of an edge of the main body, the raised lip configured to contact the window air conditioner when the window air conditioner drain is magnetically attached to the window air conditioner. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The window air conditioner drain kit of claim 15, wherein each of the plurality of dimples extends upward to a height of the raised lip. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The window air conditioner drain kit of claim 10, wherein the funnel structure includes a large opening portion configured to be exposed to the drainage hole of the window air conditioner, wherein the funnel structure includes a conical shape having a transition region, and wherein the tube attachment portion extends from the transition region, wherein the tube attachment portion is configured to receive an end of a flexible tube over the outside of the tube attachment portion, wherein the tube attachment portion includes a barb to facilitate holding the flexible tube over the outside of the tube attachment portion. ### Claim 18 A window air conditioner comprising: a body structure having an underside, wherein the underside includes at least one drainage hole; and a window air conditioner drain including: a main body having a drain side and an interfacing side, wherein the drain side includes a funnel structure that narrows to a tube attachment portion of the funnel structure; and a magnetic attachment mechanism located on the drain side of the main body, the magnetic attachment mechanism configured for magnetically attaching the main body to a window air conditioner such that the main body covers a drainage hole of the window air conditioner. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The window air conditioner of claim 18, further comprising: a plurality of magnets configured for magnetically attaching the main body to the window air conditioner. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The window air conditioner of claim 19, further comprising: a half inch diameter flexible tube configured for attachment to the tube attachment portion of the funnel structure.