Sanitary pest control system

A sanitary pest control system including a housing. An air conditioning system is disposed within a hollow interior of the housing. The air conditioning system has a power cord extending outwardly of the housing for coupling with an electrical outlet. A power switch is disposed within a top wall of the housing. The power switch is electrically coupled with the air conditioning system for selective activation or deactivation thereof. A temperature control panel is disposed within a forward wall of the housing and operatively coupled with the power switch and the air conditioning system for adjusting air temperature. An air release nozzle couples with respect to the housing and is in communication with the air conditioning system.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
1. Field of the Invention 
The present invention relates to a sanitary pest control system and more 
particularly pertains to flushing out and killing insects and household 
pests by freezing them with a sanitary pest control system. 
2. Description of the Prior Art 
The use of portable air conditioning units is known in the prior art. More 
specifically, portable air conditioning units heretofore devised and 
utilized for the purpose of providing cooled air are known to consist 
basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, 
notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art 
which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and 
requirements. 
By way of example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,027,546 to Tallon discloses a non-toxic 
method of exterminating insects. U.S. Pat. No. 2,290,942 to Clary et al. 
discloses a method and apparatus for eliminating undesired vegetation. 
U.S. Pat. No. 2,566,865 to Wingerter discloses a portable refrigerator. 
U.S. Pat. No. 2,749,725 to Essman et al. discloses a portable air 
conditioning apparatus. U.S. Pat. No. 3,777,506 to Hergatt et al. 
discloses a portable air conditioner apparatus. U.S. Pat. No. 4,998,414 to 
Tomimatsu discloses an air conditioning system. U.S. Pat. No. 5,349,778 to 
Chu discloses a vortex tube for terminating organisms. U.S. Pat. No. 
4,817,329 to Forbes discloses extermination of insects by heat. U.S. Pat. 
No. Des. 342,780 to Pendergrast et al. discloses the ornamental design for 
a portable air conditioner. U.S. Pat. No. 5,046,329 to Travis, III 
discloses a portable air conditioning unit. 
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objective and 
requirements, the aforementioned patents do not describe a sanitary pest 
control system for flushing out and killing insects and household pests by 
freezing them. 
In this respect, the sanitary pest control system according to the present 
invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs 
of the prior art, and in doing so provides an apparatus primarily 
developed for the purpose of flushing out and killing insects and 
household pests by freezing them. 
Therefore, it can be appreciated that there exists a continuing need for 
new and improved sanitary pest control system which can be used for 
flushing out and killing insects and household pests by freezing them. In 
this regard, the present invention substantially fulfills this need. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
In the view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of 
portable air conditioning units now present in the prior art, the present 
invention provides an improved sanitary pest control system. As such, the 
general purpose of the present invention, which will be described 
subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new and improved sanitary 
pest control system and method which has all the advantages of the prior 
art and none of the disadvantages. 
To attain this, the present invention essentially comprises a housing 
having a generally rectangular configuration. The housing has a top wall, 
a bottom wall, a forward wall, an openable vented rearward wall, two long 
vented side walls and a hollow interior. The top wall has a generally 
U-shaped handle affixed thereto. The forward wall has an outlet aperture 
therethrough. A circular flange coupling member is disposed within the 
outlet aperture. The bottom wall has four legs disposed in four corners 
thereof. The two side walls have lateral grooves formed on an interior 
surface thereof for slidably receiving a supplemental base therebetween. 
An air conditioning system is disposed within the hollow interior of the 
housing. The air conditioning system is positioned on the supplemental 
base. The air conditioning system includes an evaporator disposed adjacent 
to the forward wall of the housing. A motor is positioned rearwardly of 
the evaporator. The motor has an axial rod extending rearwardly therefrom. 
A forward fan is rotatably coupled with the axial rod adjacent to the 
motor. An interior housing is positioned rearwardly of the motor. The 
interior housing receives the axial rod therethrough. The interior housing 
has a compressor and a condenser disposed therein. A flow tube extends 
between the interior housing and the evaporator to allow flow of 
refrigerant from the compressor and the condenser to the evaporator. A 
rearward fan is rotatably coupled with a distal end of the axial rod and 
disposed between the interior housing and the rearward wall of the 
housing. The air conditioning system has a power cord extending outwardly 
of the housing for coupling with an electrical outlet. A power switch is 
disposed within the top wall of the housing. The power switch is 
electrically coupled with the air conditioning system for selective 
activation or deactivation thereof. A temperature control panel is 
disposed within the forward wall of the housing and operatively coupled 
with the power switch and the air conditioning system for adjusting air 
temperature. An air release nozzle comprises an elongated tube having a 
forward end formed with a slotted opening. The tube has an open rearward 
end with a hose extending outwardly therefrom. A free end of the hose 
couples with the circular flanged coupling member in the outlet aperture 
of the housing. The air release nozzle includes a flow control switch 
pivotally coupled with the elongated tube. The flow control switch has a 
generally L-shape configuration. A lower segment of the flow control 
switch extends within the elongated tube to preclude passage of air 
therethrough in a closed orientation. An upper segment of the flow control 
switch is pivotally coupled with the elongated tube and secured to the 
lower segment. A spring extends between a free end of the upper segment to 
bias the upper segment outwardly so as to position the lower segment 
within the elongated tube in the closed orientation. 
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features 
of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that 
follows may be better understood, and in order that the present 
contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, 
additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter 
and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention 
in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its 
application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the 
components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the 
drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being 
practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood 
that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose 
of description and should not be regarded as limiting. 
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon 
which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the 
designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the 
several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, 
that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions 
insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present 
invention. 
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new and 
improved sanitary pest control system which has all the advantages of the 
prior art portable air conditioning units and none of the disadvantages. 
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved 
sanitary pest control system which may be easily and efficiently 
manufactured and marketed. 
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new and 
improved sanitary pest control system which is of durable and reliable 
construction. 
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new and 
improved sanitary pest control system which is susceptible of a low cost 
of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which 
accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming 
public, thereby making such a sanitary pest control system economically 
available to the buying public. 
Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a new and 
improved sanitary pest control system for flushing out and killing insects 
and household pests by freezing them. 
Lastly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a new and 
improved sanitary pest control system including a housing. An air 
conditioning system is disposed within a hollow interior of the housing. 
The air conditioning system has a power cord extending outwardly of the 
housing for coupling with an electrical outlet. A power switch is disposed 
within a top wall of the housing. The power switch is electrically coupled 
with the air conditioning system for selective activation or deactivation 
thereof. A temperature control panel is disposed within a forward wall of 
the housing and operatively coupled with the power switch and the air 
conditioning system for adjusting air temperature. An air release nozzle 
couples with respect to the housing and is in communication with the air 
conditioning system. 
These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various 
features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with 
particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this 
disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating 
advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should 
be had to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there 
is illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular, to FIGS. 1 through 6 
thereof, the preferred embodiment of the new and improved sanitary pest 
control system embodying the principles and concepts of the present 
invention and generally designated by the reference number 10 will be 
described. Note FIG. 1. 
Specifically, it will be noted in the various Figures that the device 
relates to a sanitary pest control system for flushing out and killing 
insects and household pests by freezing them. In its broadest context, the 
device consists of a housing, an air conditioning system, a power switch, 
a temperature control panel and an air release nozzle. Such components are 
individually configured and correlated with respect to each other so as to 
attain the desired objective. 
The housing 12 has a generally rectangular configuration. The housing 12 
has a top wall 14, a bottom wall 16, a forward wall 18, an openable vented 
rearward wall 20, two long vented side walls 22 and a hollow interior 24. 
The rearward wall 20 and the two side walls 22 are provided with laterally 
disposed flared vents. The top wall 14 adjoins the forward and rear walls 
as well as the two side walls with rounded edges 26. Note FIG. 2. The top 
wall 14 has a generally U-shaped handle 28 affixed thereto. The forward 
wall 18 has an outlet aperture 30 therethrough. A circular flange coupling 
member 32 is disposed within the outlet aperture 30. Note FIGS. 2-4. The 
bottom wall 16 has four legs 34 disposed in four corners thereof so as to 
elevate the housing 12 above a recipient surface. The two side walls have 
lateral grooves 36 formed on an interior surface thereof for slidably 
receiving a supplemental base 38 therebetween. Note FIG. 4. 
The air conditioning system 40 is disposed within the hollow interior of 
the housing 12. Note FIGS. 4 and 6. The air conditioning system 40 is 
positioned on the supplemental base 38. The air conditioning system 40 
includes an evaporator 42 disposed adjacent to the forward wall 18 of the 
housing 12. A motor 44 is positioned rearwardly of the evaporator. The 
motor 44 has an axial rod 46 extending rearwardly therefrom. A forward fan 
48 is rotatably coupled with the axial rod 46 adjacent to the motor 44. An 
interior housing 50 is positioned rearwardly of the motor 44. The interior 
housing 50 receives the axial rod 46 therethrough. The interior housing 50 
has a compressor and a condenser disposed therein (not shown). A flow tube 
52 extends between the interior housing 50 and the evaporator 42 to allow 
flow of refrigerant from the compressor and the condenser to the 
evaporator 42. A rearward fan 54 is rotatably coupled with a distal end of 
the axial rod 46 and disposed between the interior housing 50 and the 
rearward wall 20 of the housing 12. The air conditioning system 40 has a 
power cord 56 extending outwardly of the housing 12 for coupling with an 
electrical outlet 58. Note FIG. 1. 
The power switch 60 is disposed within the top wall 14 of the housing 12. 
The power switch 60 is electrically coupled with the air conditioning 
system 40 for selective activation or deactivation thereof. When the power 
switch 60 is turned to the "on" position, the air conditioning system 40 
is activated thus providing a flow of refrigerant between the evaporator 
42 and the compressor and condenser to generate the flow of cool air to be 
dispensed out of the housing 12 through the outlet aperture 30. 
The temperature control panel 62 is disposed within the forward wall 18 of 
the housing 12 and is operatively coupled with the power switch 60 and the 
air conditioning system 40 for adjusting air temperature. The control 
panel 62 is an adjustable knob used to adjust the system 10 to the proper 
temperature desired, usually 0-15 degrees Fahrenheit. 
The air release nozzle 64, as best illustrated in FIG. 5, comprises an 
elongated tube 66 having a forward end formed with a slotted opening 68. 
The tube 66 has an open rearward end with a hose 70 extending outwardly 
therefrom. A free end of the hose 70 couples with the circular flanged 
coupling member 32 in the outlet aperture 30 of the housing 12. The 
elongated tube 66 is further provided with a grip handle 72 to provide for 
a comfortable handling of the nozzle. The air release nozzle 64 includes a 
flow control switch 74 pivotally coupled with the elongated tube 66. The 
flow control switch 74 has a generally L-shape configuration. A lower 
segment 76 of the flow control switch 74 extends within the elongated tube 
66 to preclude passage of air therethrough in a closed orientation. An 
upper segment 78 of the flow control switch 74 is pivotally coupled with 
the elongated tube 66 and secured to the lower segment 76. A spring 80 
extends between a free end of the upper segment 78 and the elongated tube 
66 so as to bias the upper segment 78 outwardly so as to position the 
lower segment 76 within the elongated tube 66 in the closed orientation. A 
thumb pad 82 is further provided on the upper segment 78 to allow for the 
easy manipulation into the open orientation wherein the upper segment 78 
is pressed against the elongated tube 66 to remove the lower segment 76 
from within the tube 66 and allow the free flow of cooled air therethrough 
to be dispensed through the slotted opening 68. The slotted aperture 68 is 
directed towards a desired area for a period of three to five minutes in 
order to kill any insects or bugs and their eggs by freezing them. 
As to the manner of usage and operation of the present invention, the same 
should be apparent from the above description. Accordingly, no further 
discussion relating to the manner of usage and operation will be provided. 
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the 
optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, to 
include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and the 
manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and 
obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to 
those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are 
intended to be encompassed by the present invention. 
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the 
principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modification and 
changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired 
to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and 
described, and accordingly, all suitable modification and equivalents may 
be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.