A heat conserving cover for a wall mounted air conditioning unit which comes in a knocked down condition and is capable of being readily assembled by the user at the point of installation into a tray or box shaped cover having a front wall and four side walls which are adapted to completely enclose the portion of the air conditioner extending into the room and adapted to abut with the wall structure supporting said air conditioner to provide an airtight seal therewith. The cover is composed of wall structure which has insulation throughout and an ornamental exterior so that it has the appearance of a piece of furniture, lending to the attractiveness of the cover in the room.
An air conditioner cover, for covering an air conditioner having an air conditioner face, comprising a main housing defining a main cavity which is sized to cover a portion of the air conditioner rearward of the air conditioner face. The main housing has a front panel, four peripheral walls, and a mouth opening opposite the front panel. A flange extends perpendicular to the peripheral walls at the mouth opening. A seal comprising four angled gaskets extends around the mouth opening, each angled gasket extending from one of the peripheral walls and having a triangular cross section. The angled gaskets allow the air conditioner to easily slide into the mouth opening until the air conditioner face meets the front panel, but resists removal therefrom, to hold the air conditioner cover securely upon the air conditioner. The front panel has a decorative covering to match the decor of the room in which the air conditioner is located.
A low noise window-type air conditioner is disclosed which consists of a shell, a compressor, an outdoor fan, an indoor fan, an evaporator and a condenser. The air conditioner has one motor which drives the outdoor fan and a second motor which drives the indoor fan. Because the outdoor fan and the indoor fan are in separate compartments and are driven separately and individually by each other, the difficulty of motion equilibrium can be overcome easily, and the vibration and noise is decreased extensively.
An energy-saving cover for evaporative coolers. An oversized top portion provides a sufficient overhang about all four sides of the cooler for shading purposes. An insulative side panel is associated with each of the sides of the cooler and the panels are positioned a predetermined distance away to allow sufficient air flow to improve the cooling efficiency of the cooler during the cooling season. During the heating season the side panels may be repositioned onto close flush against the sides of the cooler so as to seal the vent portions thereof and prevent the escape of warm air from the dwelling through the duct system. Additionally an interior duct cover can be used to seal the cooling vent to prevent the escape of warm air from the room having the cooling vent thereby saving energy and increasing heating efficiency in the heating season.
An insulating enclosure for a ceiling opening of the kind typically provided for a pull-down folding stair provides an inexpensive and simple structure for enclosing and insulating the opening. The structure comprises wall portions and a top portion overlying the wall portion when the apparatus is operatively disposed, the wall portions and top portions comprising modular insulating block-like members. The block-like members may be made of foam, encased in corrugated board or plastic sheet, interconnected by tabs or tape.
A cover apparatus (10) is provided which is easily and quickly installed, is simple to use, and is cost effective for selective closing of an attic opening (14) and for providing a thermal and dust barrier. The cover apparatus (10) preferably includes structure (12), adapted for placement over an opening (14) defined by peripheral wall or ceiling surfaces (16), and a plurality of snap fasteners (18a, 18b, 18c, 18d) for detachably coupling the structure (12) to the surfaces (16). The structure (12) includes a panel (20) presenting an inboard face (22), continuous, circumscribing sidewalls (24) extending from the inboard face (22) of panel (20), and a continuous, circumscribing flange (32) extending transversely and outwardly from the outer margin (28) of the sidewalls (24). The flange (32) includes an outermost lip (36) configured for firmly engaging the surfaces (16) when the structure (12) is coupled to the surfaces (16). Each snap fastener (18a-d) has an interconnecting first and second element (38, 40), with each first element (38) being adapted for attachment to the surfaces (16) adjacent the opening (14), and each corresponding second element (40) being secured to the flange (32). In addition, the apparatus (10) includes insulation (48) disposed within the enclosure (30) cooperatively defined by the panel (20) and the sidewalls (24) of the structure (12) in order to promote an air-tight seal and provide a thermal barrier when the structure (12) is coupled to the surfaces (16).
