Adjustable bracket for window air conditioner

An adjustable bracket for a window air conditioner comprising:

• a base, an indoor portion, and an outdoor portion arranged in a saddle-shaped configuration;
• said base further comprising an indoor slide base having a first set of ratchet teeth near a first side of said indoor slide base and a second set of ratchet teeth near a second side of said indoor slide base, wherein said second set of ratchet teeth are disposed parallel to said first set of ratchet teeth at a first distance from said first set of ratchet teeth;
• said base further comprising a first set of outdoor ratchet teeth near a first side of said indoor slide base and a second set of outdoor ratchet teeth near a second side of said indoor slide base, wherein said second set of outdoor ratchet teeth are disposed parallel to said first set of outdoor ratchet teeth at a second distance from said first set of outdoor ratchet teeth;
• said indoor portion further comprising a sliding base having a first leg and a second leg depending downwardly from said first leg, and a first pawl movably coupled to said first leg at a first side thereof and a second pawl movably coupled to said first leg at a second side thereof;
• a ratchet release handle coupled to said first pawl via a first arm and coupled to said second pawl via a second arm, said ratchet release handle being movable from a first position to a second position, wherein in said first position said first pawl and said second pawl are spring biased into engagement with said ratchet teeth and in said second position said first pawl and said second pawl are out of engagement with said ratchet teeth;
• and
• an outdoor portion further comprising an outdoor slide, said outdoor slide further comprising a first leg, a second leg, and a third leg, wherein a first outdoor pawl is movably coupled to said first leg and a second outdoor pawl is movably coupled to said third leg;
• and wherein said second outdoor slide further comprises a ratchet release configured to move said first pawl and said second pawl into and out of engagement with said outdoor ratchet teeth.

An adjustable bracket for a window air conditioner comprising:

• a base;
• an indoor portion slidably coupled to said base, said indoor portion further comprising a locking handle rotatably coupled thereto and rotatable about a shaft;
• and
• an outdoor portion slidably coupled to said base, said outdoor portion further comprising outdoor rails configured to be received within said base, wherein at least a portion of said outdoor rails are pivotable between a first position and a second position, wherein said second position depends downwardly approximately 90 degrees from said first position;
• wherein said locking handle is further coupled to a locking wheel having a first slot and a second slot, wherein said first slot has a first end and a second end, wherein said first end is radially disposed at a distance from said shaft that is different from that of said second end, and wherein said second slot has a first end and a second end, wherein said first end is radially disposed at a distance from said shaft that is different from that of said second end
• a first locking cam coupled to said first slot via a first cam pin;
• and
• a second locking cam coupled to said second slot via a second cam pin;
• wherein rotation of said locking handle in a first direction moves said first locking cam and said second locking cams away from each other, and wherein rotation of said locking handle in a second direction moves said first locking cam and said second locking cams toward each other.