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US 2024/0200794 A1Published application
Apparatus and Method of Retention of a Window Air Conditioning Unit within a Window Assembly
AssigneeMidea Group Co., Ltd.
InventorAndrew Q. DeRossett
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Abstract
A retention bracket for a window air conditioning unit is disclosed, and more particularly, a retention bracket that pertains to securing a window air conditioning unit within a window assembly. The retention bracket may include a sliding mechanism. The retention bracket may include a biasing mechanism.
Claims21
A window air conditioning unit comprising:
- a housing having an indoor portion and an outdoor portion spaced apart from each other to define a window slot slidably receiving a window sash;
- and
- a retention bracket configured to engage the window sash and move with the window sash between a first position and a second position, wherein the first position is at a higher elevation than the second position.
A window air conditioning unit comprising:
- a housing having an indoor portion and an outdoor portion spaced apart from each other to define a window slot slidably receiving a window sash;
- and
- a retention bracket having a sliding mechanism with the housing, wherein the sliding mechanism slides the retention bracket between a first position and a second position relative to the window slot, the retention bracket is configured to receive the window sash and slide vertically with the window sash between the first position and the second position, wherein the first position is at a higher elevation than the second position.
A method of securing a window air conditioning unit in a window assembly, the window assembly having at least one vertically operable window sash, a horizontal windowsill, and two vertical side window tracks, the method comprising:
- providing a window air conditioning unit having a window slot therewithin separating an indoor portion from an outdoor portion and a retention bracket;
- raising the window sash;
- positioning the window air conditioning unit onto the windowsill;
- engaging the window sash into the retention bracket when in a first position;
- and
- sliding the window sash and the retention bracket from the first position to a second position lower than the first position.
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