Airplane airconditioner
OwnerGary D. Whitemaninventor
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Abstract
The aircraft pre-ventilation system has a ventilation unit mounted for movement along the ground. A primary and a return duct carry air between the ventilator and the aircraft door opening. The ducts are connected to a fitting which is designed to fit into and seal different size door openings for different aircraft. The fitting has a central rigid member, and a flexible bladder is attached to and surrounds the outside of the central member. The fitting is supporting by an adjustable arm for positioning the fitting in the door opening. When the fitting is properly positioned, the bladder expands to secure and seal the fitting to the aircraft door opening. The support arm that holds the fitting is hollow and carries pressurized air from the ventilator to a hose near the fitting that carries the air into the bladder.
Claims6
An aircraft pre-ventilation system comprising:
- (a) a ventilator;
- (b) fitting means spaced from the ventilator receivable in an opening of the aircraft;
- (c) duct means extending between the ventilator and the fitting means for carrying air from the ventilator through the fitting means, through the aircraft opening and into the aircraft;
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- (d) expandable expansion means connected to the fitting means, passage means communicating between the ventilator and the expansion means for carrying air from the ventilator into the expansion means to expand the expansion means against the opening in the aircraft to secure the fitting means to the opening in the aircraft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.