Appeal No. 2006-1955
Application No. 10/818,060
Aldrich’s base pan is provided with a variety of air inlets and outlets, including
openings 80, 82, 84, 86, 88, 90, 92 in rear flange 42, openings 94, 96, 98, 100, 102
in starboard side flange 44, upper and lower openings 104, 106 and 108, 110 in
rear wall 34 and the rear half of starboard side wall 36, openings 112, 114, 116,
118, 120 in the rear half of the port side porch flange 46 and slots 126, 128, 129 in
the bottom wall 30 (col. 4, first para.), all of which are located so as to be
essentially hidden from view and shielded to some degree from inclement weather
invasion. The bottom wall 30 of the base pan 28 has a centrally located,
downwardly depressed, rectangularly shaped portion 76 (col. 3, ll. 57-59).
Aldrich’s air conditioner 20 is designed to be installed on the roof of a recreational
vehicle, normally over an existing roof vent which is removed to create a standard
14 inch by 14 inch opening through the roof. The air conditioner 20 is mounted on
a relatively flat level section of the roof. A rubber gasket is attached to the bottom
wall 30 of the base pan 28 and adapted to register with and surround the roof
opening. Two additional gasket or cushion strips extend transversely of the air
conditioner 20 between the vehicle roof and the bottom wall 30, one fore and one
aft of the depression 76 to further support the air conditioner 20 with bottom wall
30 spaced slightly above the vehicle roof surface. Condenser compartment outlets
126, 128, 129 (col. 4, ll. 24-26 and Figs. 2 and 4) communicate with this clearance
space. Col. 6, last paragraph. Aldrich thus lacks a frame on a vehicle refrigeration
compartment having an opening of about the size of the casing (cabinet) of the air
conditioner to receive the casing, as called for in appellants’ claim 1.
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