Refrigeration – Structural installation – With body applicator
Reexamination Certificate
1999-08-26
2001-01-09
Doerrler, William (Department: 3744)
Refrigeration
Structural installation
With body applicator
C062S457100, C062S457200
Reexamination Certificate
active
06170282
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to air conditioners and more particularly pertains to a new portable air conditioner for personal use wherever needed.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The use of air conditioners is known in the prior art. More specifically, air conditioners heretofore devised and utilized are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
Known prior art includes U.S. Pat. No. 5,685,165; U.S. Pat. No. 4,841,742; U.S. Pat. No. 5,197,301; U.S. Pat. No. Des. 306,062; U.S. Pat. No. 2,080,998; and U.S. Pat. No. 3,529,435.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not disclose a new portable air conditioner. The inventive device includes an insulated housing in the shape of a box. A lid is removably attached to a top of the housing. An intake portal is located in the housing. A first tube is in fluid connection with the intake portal. The tube extends into the housing perpendicular to the first side of the housing and arcs away from the lid. A discharge portal is located in the housing. A second tube extends into the housing whereby the second tube is in fluid connection with the discharge portal. The second tube extends perpendicular to the second side of the housing. The second tube arcs away from the lid. A fan draws air into intake portal. A power source is operationally coupled to the fan.
In these respects, the portable air conditioner according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of personal use wherever needed.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of air conditioners now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a new portable air conditioner construction wherein the same can be utilized for personal use wherever needed.
The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new portable air conditioner apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the air conditioners mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new portable air conditioner which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art air conditioners, either alone or in any combination thereof.
To attain this, the present invention generally comprises an insulated housing in the shape of a box. A lid is removably attached to a top of the housing. An intake portal is located in the housing. A first tube is in fluid connection with the intake portal. The tube extends into the housing perpendicular to the first side of the housing and arcs away from the lid. A discharge portal is located in the housing. A second tube extends into the housing whereby the second tube is in fluid connection with the discharge portal. The second tube extends perpendicular to the second side of the housing. The second tube arcs away from the lid. A fan draws air into intake portal. A power source is operationally coupled to the fan.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application. The abstract is neither intended to define the invention of the application, which is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new portable air conditioner apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the air conditioners mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new portable air conditioner which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art air conditioners, either alone or in any combination thereof.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new portable air conditioner which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new portable air conditioner which is of a durable and reliable construction.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new portable air conditioner which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such portable air conditioner economically available to the buying public.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new portable air conditioner which provides in the apparatuses and methods of the prior art some of the advantages thereof, while simultaneously overcoming some of the disadvantages normally associated therewith.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new portable air conditioner for personal use wherever needed.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new portable air conditioner which includes an insulated housing in the shape of a box. A lid is removably attached to a top of the housing. An intake portal is located in the housing. A first tube is in fluid connection with the intake portal. The tube extends into the housing perpendicular to the first side of the housing and arcs away from the lid. A discharge portal is located in the housing. A second tube extends into the housing whereby the second tube is in fluid connection with the discharge portal. The second tube extends perpendicular to the second side of the housing. The second tube arcs away from the lid. A fan draws air into intake portal. A power source is operationally coupled to the fan.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new portable air conditioner that is of light weight and can be carried on the users back to allow the cooled air to blow upon the user's face and neck.
Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a new portable air conditioner that can be set down in a stand for use inside of a tent or other areas where the user does not need to carry the air conditioner.
These together with other ob
Doerrler William
Jiang Chen-Wen
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