Patent ID: 8240168
Filing Date: 2012-08-14
Classification: B60H,F24F

Abstract:
1. A pump assembly for removing condensate from an elevated air conditioner of a transport structure, the air conditioner including a base pan with a sump, the assembly including: a pump configured to be in electrical communication with the air conditioner; a suction line entering the pump and configured to be in fluid communication with the sump; and a discharge line exiting the pump and configured to be in fluid communication with a hose of a drainage means of the transport structure, wherein the pump operatively moves condensate in the sump to the hose of the drainage means to remove the condensate from the transport structure, and wherein the suction line includes an upstream portion with a first suction diameter and a downstream portion with a second suction diameter, and the first suction diameter is less than the second suction diameter.