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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2005
Christopher M. Thompson, Franklin, TN (US);
Christopher M. Thompson, Franklin, TN (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A mounting system is provided for mounting an air conditioner on the exterior of a building adjacent to a window with an opening defined by a window frame having a lower sill and a height to an upper horizontal frame member. The air conditioner includes a main cabinet and a removable air duct. The mounting system includes two mounting arms, each arm being attached at a first point to a wall of the main cabinet and at a second point being engaged to the frame of the window. The main cabinet is suspended from the two mounting arms such that when mounted, a top surface of the main cabinet is positioned at a height of no more than 10% of the height of the window opening above the sill. The mounting system may provide support for the air conditioner at three points, namely, the sill of the window, an inside casing of the window and an exterior surface of the building, without requiring any fasteners to be driven into any of these points.