Patent ID: 6845918

Claim:
An air conditioner control assembly for use with a room air conditioner having an electrical plug adapted to be plugged into an electrical power socket in order to supply electrical power to the room air conditioner, said air conditioner control assembly comprising: a control unit comprising: an electrical plug adapted to be plugged into the electrical power socket in a home; an electrical socket adapted to receive the electrical plug of the room air conditioner; and a relay electrically connected between said electrical plug of said control unit and said electrical socket of said control unit to selectively relay electrical power from the electrical power socket in a home to the room air conditioner in response to a control signal; a circuit breaker for interrupting supply of electrical power from the electrical power socket to the room air conditioner when the power usage by the air conditioner exceeds a threshold thermal level; a thermostat located remotely from said control unit and from the room air conditioner and electrically connected to said control unit, said thermostat generating the control signals to which said relay is responsive as a function of temperature sensed by said thermostat and time of day.