Window frame for air conditioner unit and air conditioner unit for use therewith

A frame for insertion into a window frame and configured to hold a window air conditioner unit comprising:

• a main frame body having an opening formed therein for receiving the air conditioner unit;
• and
• a pair of adjustable side support frames that are slidingly coupled to the main frame body for filling an open window space of the window frame;
• wherein each of the side support frames includes a take-up device for securing the frame within a window channel of the window frame, the take-up device having a fixed stop fixedly attached to the side support frame and an adjustable stop that is movable in a forward-rearward direction, the take-up device further including an actuator that is accessible to a user along the main frame body and is configured to move the adjustable stop in the forward-rearward direction.

A method of installing an air conditioner unit into a window frame that includes a window channel defined by a first wall and a second wall parallel to the first wall, the method comprising the steps of:

• inserting an air conditioner unit frame into an opening defined in the window frame;
• extending side support frames of the air conditioner unit frame until they contact jambs of the window frame, each extended side support frame defining an open space;
• covering the open space of each side support frame;
• and
• using a take-up device to secure the frame within the window channel of the window frame, the take-up device having a fixed stop fixedly attached to a respective side support frame and an adjustable stop that is movable in a forward-rearward direction, the fixed stop being placed in contact with the first wall and the adjustable stop being adjusted until the adjustable stop contacts the second wall.