Title: Air conditioning system mounting arrangement for a mobile home

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1. An air conditioning system including a mobile home having at least one zone to be air conditioned and a base structure including an interior floor and having longitudinally extending spaced parallel support beams being located inwardly of the outer walls of said mobile home for providing a support area therebetween, distribution means being located between said support beams, said system comprising:

an air conditioning unit being adapted to be removably attached to said mobile home, including a cabinet having air moving means, an air delivery outlet, and air return outlet in the top wall of said cabinet;

said air distribution means including at least one air inlet for receiving air from said air conditioning unit and air outlet for delivering air into said mobile home zone;

mounting means including an adaptor plate attached to said base structure in said support area for removably receiving said air conditioning unit including a first opening aligned with said air conditioning air delivery outlet and a second opening in alignment with said unit's air return outlet when said unit is located in said mounting means;

a first passageway positioned around the peripheral edge portion of said second opening extending upwardly from said plate;

means on the rear edge portion of said adaptor plate being vertically positioned on said mobile home base structure relative to said floor; and

support elements secured between said adaptor plate and said base structure forward of said means on the rear edge of said adaptor plate for positioning said adaptor plate horizontally relative to the mobile home floor and vertically so that the upper free peripheral edge of said first passageway is adjacent the mobile home interior floor.

2. The air conditioning system according to claim 1 wherein:

said means formed on the rear edge portion of said adaptor plate is an upwardly projecting flange being vertically positioned on the lower edge portion of said mobile home outer wall.

3. The air conditioning system according to claim 1 wherein:

a flange is provided on the forward edge portion of said adaptor plate; and

said support elements are arranged between said flange and floor joist located on said support beams.

Other info:

Inventors: Schulze, Sr., James L. (Middletown, KY, US)

Application Number: 555799
Filing Date: 1975-03-06
Publication_date: 1976-06-22
Assignee: General Electric Company (Louisville, KY)
Primary Class(es): 62/239 62/237, 62/259.1, 62/298, 62/448, 296/168, 296/208
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

2525869	Oct, 1950	Corhanidis	62/129.
2914927	Dec, 1959	Corhanidis	62/237.
3206943	Sep, 1965	Rice et al.	62/302.
3254914	Jun, 1966	Steck	296/28.
3453839	Jul, 1969	Sabin	62/237.
3566614	Mar, 1971	Imral	62/262.
3712078	Jan, 1973	Maynard et al.	62/448.
3792895	Feb, 1974	Paulson	296/28.

Other Refs:
Primary Examiner: O'Dea, William F.
Assistant Examiner: Schwartz, Larry I.
Attorney: Giacalone; Frank P., Boos; Francis H.