Portable air conditioning apparatus
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1. A portable cooling or heating system suitable for use on a vehicle, the portable system comprising a plate dimensioned to fit on a ledge surrounding the space within a predetermined sized portable cooler chest and to extend across the entire space, the plate having two openings therethrough;
- the first opening being a vent for the passage of air;
an electric motor and fan unit connected into and extending inwardly through the second opening, the unit being disposed to extend into the space within the predetermined cooler chest; and
means for providing electrical power to the electric motor;
wherein when the plate is supported within the cooler chest space and a cold material is placed in the chest, air forced into the chest by the fan unit is cooled and when vented through the first opening, can serve to cool a vehicle.
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A portable cooling or heating system suitable for use on vehicle such as a car, plane or boat, that does not have its own air conditioning system. The system is intended to be combined with a portable cooler chest and includes an electric fan unit that can be powered from the power supply on a vehicle. The cooling is provided by ice and the like. The system can also be used to heat a confined space by placing a hot material in the chest.
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1. A portable cooling or heating system suitable for use on a vehicle, the portable system comprising a plate dimensioned to fit on a ledge surrounding the space within a predetermined sized portable cooler chest and to extend across the entire space, the plate having two openings therethrough;
- the first opening being a vent for the passage of air;
an electric motor and fan unit connected into and extending inwardly through the second opening, the unit being disposed to extend into the space within the predetermined cooler chest; and
means for providing electrical power to the electric motor;
wherein when the plate is supported within the cooler chest space and a cold material is placed in the chest, air forced into the chest by the fan unit is cooled and when vented through the first opening, can serve to cool a vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- the first opening being a vent for the passage of air;
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9. A portable cooling or heating system suitable for use on a vehicle, the portable system comprising a plate dimensioned to fit on a ledge surrounding the space within a predetermined sized portable cooler chest and to extend across the entire space, the plate having two openings therethrough;
- a vent grill, for the passage of air without permitting large particles to pass through, covering one of the openings;
an electric motor and fan unit connected into and extending inwardly through the second opening, the unit being disposed to extend into the space within the predetermined cooler chest and to not extend above the top of the cooler chest;
means for providing electrical power to the electric motor;
a baffle secured to the plate and disposed to extend inwardly into the space within the predetermined cooler chest and located intermediate the two openings;
wherein when the system is resting on the cooler chest ledge, and a cold material is placed in the chest, air forced into the chest by the fan unit is cooled and when vented through the grill can serve to cool a vehicle.
- a vent grill, for the passage of air without permitting large particles to pass through, covering one of the openings;
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