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Air conditioning extender system

US6117005A · kind A · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 3, 1998
Grant dateSep 12, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 3, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF24F13/0218
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An air conditioning extender system including a flexible, air-impermeable tube fabricated of plastic. The tube has an input end and an output end and a circumference essentially equal to the circumference of the air conditioner output duct. The tube has a length at least several times greater than that of the circumference of the output duct and tube. A plurality of axial slits extend from the input end of the tube with a plurality of lengths of a first pile-type fastener secured thereto between the slits. The slits are adapted to releasably couple to a plurality of lengths of a second pile-type fastener secured to the circumference of the output duct.

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