Patent ID: 6117005
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: F24F

Abstract:
A air conditioning extender system for conveying cool conditioned air from an air conditioner to a remote location comprising, in combination:an air conditioner having an input duct to receive air from a room to be conditioned and an output duct to dispense conditioned air into a room, the output duct having a fixed circumference and with associated controls therefor;a flexible, air-impermeable tube fabricated of polyethylene having a thickness of about 0.95 mils, the tube having an input end and an output end with a circumference essentially equal to the circumference of the air conditioner output duct and a length at least several times greater than that of the circumference of the output duct and tube;four short axial slits extending from the input end of the tube with four lengths of a first pile-type fastener secured thereto between the slits and adapted to releasably couple to four lengths of a second pile-type fastener secured to the circumference of the output duct;a U-shaped slit formed in the tube between the input end and the output ends forming a rectangular opening with a rectangular flap secured on one end and selectively positionable to open and close the opening and with a third pile-type fastener on the flap and a fourth pile-type fastener on the tube around the opening for securing the flap in a closed position; anda closure at the output end of the tube in a generally circular configuration.