Patent ID: 8047448

Claim:
An air conditioning module for use with a duct of a central HVAC system of a structure, the module comprising: an enclosure that defines a substantially enclosed plenum, the enclosure having an inlet that is in communication with the plenum for receiving a supply of air from the duct of the central HVAC system and an outlet that is in communication with the plenum for exhausting the air the enclosure having an inner wall that is adjacent to the plenum and an outer wall that is adjacent to the inner wall, wherein both the inner wall and the outer wall cooperate to define the inlet and the outlet of the enclosure; at least one air conditioning component disposed within the plenum for conditioning the air; the enclosure being configured to be positionable entirely within the duct of the central HVAC system such that that the outer wall of the enclosure is in thermal communication with the duct; and a thermal isolator structure that connects the inner wall of the enclosure to the outer wall of the enclosure to prevent conduction of heat between the inner wall of the enclosure and the outer wall of the enclosure such that heat is not directly transferred between the inner wall of the enclosure and the duct.