Portable air conditioner support frame

Abstract

A portable support frame system for an air conditioning unit particularly suited for temporary installation in facilities with vertically sliding garage doors, such as warehouses or manufacturing spaces. The support frame is configured to support both an indoor and outdoor air conditioning unit, with the indoor unit mounted to a vertical wall of the frame and the outdoor unit supported by a base. The wall includes adjustable mounts to secure the indoor unit at a desired height. The frame is further configured to allow the garage door to close between the indoor and outdoor units, while insulating members are provided to seal the gap created between the base and the ground surface when the door is closed. These insulating members may be hingedly attached, removably coupled, or nested within the frame and are operable to fill the void between the garage door and the ground, providing an effective seal.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A mobile support frame for an air conditioning system configured to be installed at an entrance of a building having a sliding door, the support frame comprising:
 a base configured to support an outdoor air conditioning unit;   a wall extending vertically from the base, the wall configured to support an indoor air conditioning unit;   a space between the outdoor air conditioning unit and the wall, wherein the space is configured to receive a sliding door;   one or more insulating members attached to the base,   wherein the one or more insulating members are configured to seal a space between a bottom edge of a garage door and a ground surface when a garage door is closed and resting on a top surface of the base;   and wherein the one or more insulating members are further configured to seal a space between the bottom of the base and the ground surface.   
     
     
         2 . The support frame of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more insulating members are hingedly coupled to the base. 
     
     
         3 . The support frame of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more insulating members comprise one or more nested insulated sections that are extendable along a lengthwise direction from the one or more insulating members. 
     
     
         4 . The support frame of  claim 3 , wherein the one or more insulating members include an outer end and inner end at either end of its length and wherein the one or more nested insulated sections are extendable from at least the outer end or the inner end of each of the one ore mor insulating members. 
     
     
         5 . The support frame of  claim 1 , wherein the wall comprises a vertical mount operable to secure the indoor air conditioning unit to the wall. 
     
     
         6 . The support frame of  claim 5 , wherein the vertical mount is operable to adjust the height of the indoor air conditioning unit on the wall. 
     
     
         7 . The support frame of  claim 6 , wherein the vertical mount comprises a rail system and at least one fastener to secure the indoor air conditioning to the rail system, wherein the vertical mount is operable to slide along the rail system. 
     
     
         8 . A method of air conditioning a space using a mobile air conditioning device comprising the following steps:
 providing a mobile support frame for an air conditioning system comprising a base, a wall, and one or more insulating members;   attaching an outdoor air conditioning unit to the base;   attaching an indoor air conditioning unit to an interior side of the wall;   positioning the support frame under a sliding door located at an entrance to a building;   sliding the door such that it closes between the outdoor air conditioning unit and an exterior side of the wall;   deploying the one or more insulating members such that the one or more insulating members substantially fill the void between the garage door and a bottom surface below the mobile support frame.