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US 8,998,690 B1Granted
Window mounted safety net for an air conditioner
OwnerJoseph Stephen Virag, Douglas Birney Patrickinventors
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Abstract
A safety net for a window air conditioner window mounted air conditioning unit. The safety net protects a window mounted air conditioning unit from falling from a window opening during installation, operation and removal thereof.
Claims8
An air conditioning mounting system comprising:
- a) a building structure having a window with upper and lower sashes;
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- b) a window mounted air conditioner safety net apparatus comprising:
- i) a net assembly being of generally rectangular configuration extending out from said window, said lower sash being in a raised position to form an opening for said net assembly and for an air conditioner unit extending into said net assembly, the net assembly having a top side, a bottom side, side walls, a back wall and an anterior opening for receiving said air conditioner unit therein;
- ii) a pair of straps secured to an anterior portion of the top side, the pair of straps each terminating in a clip secured to a top rail of the lower sash;
- iii) an elastic band circumferentially attached to a full circumference of the anterior opening of the net assembly to accommodate air conditioners of varying length and width;
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- iv) elastic members secured to four corners of the elastic band and extending therefrom to the back wall for accommodating air conditioners of varying depth.
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