US 12,235,013 B2
Adjustable bracket for window air conditioner
Joel M. Gray, Prospect, KY (US)
Assigned to MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD., Guangdong (CN)
Filed by Midea Group Co., Ltd., Foshan (CN)
Filed on Dec. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/067,005.
Prior Publication US 2024/0200825 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
Int. Cl. F24F 13/32 (2006.01)
CPC F24F 13/32 (2013.01) [F24F 2221/20 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An adjustable bracket for a window air conditioner comprising:
a base having a platform and an indoor slide base, said base configured to reside atop a sill of a window such that said platform is approximately horizontally disposed once said bracket is installed at a window sill, said indoor slide base coupled to said platform and having a pawl coupled to a ratchet release handle;
an indoor portion having a sliding base configured to slide within said indoor slide base in a first direction perpendicular to the sill of a window; said sliding base further comprising a first leg and a second leg, wherein said first leg further comprises ratchet teeth configured to engage with said pawl;
an outdoor portion configured to slide within said base in a second direction perpendicular to the sill of a window; wherein said indoor portion and said outdoor portion can occupy a retracted position and an extended position with respect to said base.