Securing an air conditioning unit to a building by applying force to an interior and an exterior surface of the building
AssigneeNation Wide Products LLC
InventorsJason Darby, Jim Mann
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Abstract
A system for securing an air conditioning unit to a building without the need for any alteration and/or damage to the building itself. The system includes a cross bar, an air conditioning unit support, and a strut. The arrangement of the components results in the cross bar applying an outward force to an interior surface of the building and strut applying an inward force to an exterior surface of the building in response to the downward force exerted on the air conditioning unit support. The sum of the forces applied on the surfaces of the building are sufficient to secure the air conditioning unit to the building.
Claims15
A system that secures an air conditioning unit at a fixed position, said system comprising:
- an adjustable first member that, when extended, extends beyond the width of a window of a building and abuts an interior surface of said building on either side of said window;
- a single support member comprising an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve, where an effective length of said single support member is adjustable by sliding said outer sleeve along the length of said inner sleeve;
- said single support member, when coupled to said first member, extends from the center of said first member at the center of said window, said single support member supporting said air conditioning unit;
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- a third member, when coupled to said single support member, extends between said single support member and an exterior surface of said building.
A system for securing an air conditioning unit to a building, said system comprising:
- an adjustable first member that, when extended, extends beyond the width of a window of a building, said adjustable first member, when engaged with a single support member comprising an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve, where an effective length of said single support member is adjustable by sliding said outer sleeve along the length of said inner sleeve;
- said single support member extending from the center of said first member and said window, applies an outward force to an interior surface of said building in response to a downward force applied to an upper surface of said single support member by said air conditioning unit;
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- a third member, when engaged with said single support member, applies an inward force to an exterior surface of said building in response to said downward force applied to said upper surface of said single support member by said air conditioning unit.
A method for securing an air conditioning unit to a building, said method comprising:
- utilizing an adjustable first member that, when extended, extends beyond the width of a window of a building, said adjustable first member, when engaged with a single support member comprising an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve, where an effective length of said single support member is adjustable by sliding said outer sleeve along the length of said inner sleeve;
- said single support member extending from the center of said first member and said window, applies an outward force to an interior surface of said building in response to a downward force applied to an upper surface of said single support member by said air conditioning unit;
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- utilizing a third member, when engaged with said single support member, applies an inward force to an exterior surface of said building in response to said downward force applied to said upper surface of said single support member by said air conditioning unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.