U.S. patent number 3,831,321 [Application Number 05/338,077] was granted by the patent office on 1974-08-27 for air conditioner covers.
Invention is credited to Tage George Johnson.
United States Patent |
3,831,321 |
Johnson |
August 27, 1974 |
AIR CONDITIONER COVERS
Abstract
A novel and practical means of providing air conditioner units
with a protective cover device, is disclosed herein. The air
conditioner covers, which can be furnished in a wide variety of
sizes to accomodate units of varying dimensions, are easily and
quickly installed, and serve to provide the respective unit with a
weather-tight protective cover, during winter months or when the
unit is out of service for extended periods.
Inventors: |
Johnson; Tage George (Denver,
CO) |
Family
ID: |
23323314 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/338,077 |
Filed: |
March 5, 1973 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
49/465 |
Current CPC
Class: |
F24F
13/20 (20130101); F24F 1/04 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
F24F
13/00 (20060101); F24F 1/04 (20060101); F24F
13/20 (20060101); E06b 003/32 () |
Field of
Search: |
;49/463-466,50,57
;160/368R,368S,369 ;62/265,262,DIG.3 ;52/511,507,202
;98/82,114 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Bell; J. Karl
Claims
What is claimed for the present invention is:
1. A cover assembly intended for attachment to the outside of an
air conditioner housing having ventilating louvres therein with the
cover adapted to effectively seal such louvres to seal out air,
dust, moisture and the like from penetrating into the mechanism of
the air conditioner through the housing during periods of nonuse of
the air conditioner, the cover being conveniently installed and
removed from the air conditioner housing, the cover comprising:
A substantially flat rectangularly shaped rigid backing board, said
board having a face surface, a back surface, and peripheral side
and end edges;
A layer of substantially flat relatively soft resilient material
having a face surface and a back surface, said material affixed to
said backing board with said material back surface in juxtaposition
with said backing board face surface;
means securing said resilient material to said backing board;
and
a plurality of flexible fastening means adapted for detachably
attaching said backing board to said air conditioner housing with
said resilient material in conforming engagement with said
ventilating louvres in a manner to completely block and seal the
same, at least one of said fastening members affixed to said
backing board adjacent each side edge and end edge thereof, each of
said fastening members projecting outwardly from said backing board
in a manner to project outwardly over said associated end edge and
associated side edge thereof, and each of said fastening members
having affixed to the free end thereof a permanent magnet adapted
to magnetically grip the housing of said air conditioner to retain
said backing board and resilient material in a desired position
thereon.
2. The cover as set forth in claim 1 wherein said resilient
material is of a flat rectangular configuration having side edges
and end edges, said side edges being spaced inwardly of adjacent
side edges of said backing board with said end edges being spaced
inwardly from adjacent end edges of said backing board.
3. The cover as set forth in claim 2 wherein said fastening member
comprises an elongated flexible strap member having an aperture
extending through one end thereof and having said permanent magnet
affixed to said opposite end thereof, a metal guard member
conformed to fit over said apertured end of said strap member and
having side walls adapted to overlie the side edges and top edges
of said apertured end in a manner to engage and rest on said
backing board back surface, an aperture extending through said
metal guard member and adapted to be in axial alignment with said
aperture of said strap member when said guard member overlies said
strap member, and a screw adapted to pass through said aligned
apertures and be threadedly received in said backing board through
said back surface thereof to retain said guard member and said end
of said strap member affixed to said backing board top surface
whereby said fastening means may be readily repaired and replaced
in the event of wear, breakage, and the like as a result of
deterioration from the weather, mishandling, vandalism, and the
like.
4. The cover as set forth in claim 3 wherein said resilient
material is of a substantially uniform thickness throughout, and
wherein said rigid backing board is of a substantially uniform
thickness throughout.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In view of the fact that there is no protective cover of this type
which is currently available to the public, the need for such a
device, of a type which can be conveniently installed and removed,
can be readily appreciated, as air conditioners of all types can be
made to give extended service by the expedient of adequate
protection of the interior components such as motors, condensers,
evaporator pads, etc., especially from dust, moisture and severe
weather situations.
OBJECT OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
The primary object of the present invention is to provide the means
of effectively sealing the apertures or air intake louvers on all
types of air conditioning units, including large industrial types,
the roof-mounted (refrigeration or evaporative types), and the
ordinary window-mounted units intended for home use.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional drawing showing the application of
the covers on a typical air conditioner unit;
FIG. 2 is a three-dimensional detail view of a corner of the cover
unit; and
FIG. 3 is a three-dimensional detail view showing the assembly
procedure of the fastening strap.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Turning now to the drawing; as is illustrated in FIG. 1, each cover
assembly may be obtained in a quantity and in a variety of sizes to
fulfill varying situations, and is composed of the following:
The backing board (reference numeral 2) may be formed from a
composition or plastic material, and should be of a thickness
sufficient to prevent buckling or warping, or otherwise adversely
affected by weather conditions.
As is shown in FIG. 2, a layer of soft, resilient material such as
foam rubber (reference numeral 4), is bonded to the inner surface
of the backing board, and by the nature of the material (conforming
it's shape to irregular surfaces such as louvers) serves to
effectively seal out air, dust and moisture.
FIG. 3 illustrates the fastening device (reference numeral 6),
which consists of a length of rubber strap (reference numeral 8)
which is affixed to the outer face of the backing board 2 by a
metal guard (reference numeral 10) which is secured with the rubber
strap 8 to the backing board by a small screw 12.
Attached to the opposite end of the rubber strap 8 is a small
permanent type magnet (reference numeral 14) by which the cover is
secured in place to the outer metallic surfaces of the air
conditioner housing.
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