IP Library Granted Patent US 6,983,621
Granted Patent B2
US 6,983,621 · App. 10/354,652 · Granted Jan 10, 2006

Hybrid window/split air treatment appliance

Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 6,983,621
App. No.
10/354,652
Granted
Jan 10, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention includes a saddle air conditioner. The saddle air conditioner includes a remote unit having a first channel extending from a back of the remote unit. The saddle air conditioner also includes a local unit having a second channel extending from a back of the local unit. The first channel and the second channel overlap to form a bridge disposed between the remote unit and the local unit.

Claims (13)

1. A saddle air conditioner, comprising:

a local unit and a remote unit;

the remote unit having a first channel extending from a back of remote unit;

the local unit having a second channel extending from a back of the local unit, wherein the first channel and the second channel overlap to form a bridge disposed between the remote unit and the local unit; and

wherein the local unit defines a length, wherein the first channel is an interior tray and the second channel is an exterior tray, wherein a length of the exterior tray is approximately the same as the length of the local unit, the saddle air conditioner further comprising:

a cover disposed over the exterior tray and the interior tray.

2. The saddle air conditioner of claim 1 , wherein the interior tray includes a base disposed between a first lip and a second lip, wherein each of the first lip and the second lip include a plurality of holes, wherein the exterior tray includes a base disposed between a first lip and a second lip, wherein each of the first lip and the second lip of the exterior tray include a slot, the saddle air conditioner further comprising:

at lease one connector through the slot of the first lip and the second lip of the exterior tray.

3. A saddle air conditioner, comprising:

a local unit and a remote unit;

the remote unit having a first channel extending from a back of remote unit;

the local unit having a second channel extending from a back of the local unit, wherein the first channel and the second channel overlap to form a bridge disposed between the remote unit and the local unit; and

a helical tubing disposed within the bridge between the local unit and the remote unit.

Continuity (2)
Division 0999759600 · Nov 29, 2001
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