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The invention involves the personal air conditioning of individual workstations in an open office space layout. The individual workstation's air is supplied by a major air plenum located under a horizontal surface of the workstation. The conditioned air is directed by a smaller self-contained air te

The invention involves the personal air conditioning of individual workstations in an open office space layout. The individual workstation's air is supplied by a major air plenum located under a horizontal surface of the workstation. The conditioned air is directed by a smaller self-contained air terminal located under a floor representing a larger major air plenum or chamber. The conditioned air is supplied to the individual workstations at or near the atmospheric pressure. The multiple of smaller air terminals are the movers of the conditioned air by way of driving fans installed therein and activated as the need arises. The conditioned air is moved from the smaller air terminals by flexible air tubes to the air plenum mounted under the desk surface. A person situated at the workstation can control the direction of air emanating from the front of the personalized air outlet plenum toward the person in multiple directions. Further, the person can also control the volume of the personal air by being able to divert some of the air away from the person through a wall in the desk or through a wall of a room partition to an adjoining space. The person at the workstation has the option of dividing the main air stream either to a frontal outlet directed at the person or to an outlet away from the person to enter the general atmosphere of the work space.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A personalized air conditioned system consisting of a horizontal work surface having a back wall and being supported at a distance from a floor, a first air plenum is supported on said back wall, said first air plenum having a fan therein to generate a stream of air, sa

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A personalized air conditioned system consisting of a horizontal work surface having a back wall and being supported at a distance from a floor, a first air plenum is supported on said back wall, said first air plenum having a fan therein to generate a stream of air, said stream of air is delivered toward a second air plenum having a frontal air outlet by way of a flexible tube, said second air plenum is mounted under the surface of said horizontal work surface in such a manner so as to deliver a stream of air from said frontal air outlet of said second air plenum to a person situated in front of said horizontal work surface, said frontal outlet of said second air plenum has means for directing said stream of air emanating from said front of said second plenum in a multiple of directions, said second air plenum further has damper means for controlling the volume of the air emanating from said front of said second air plenum, said damper also is instrumental in diverting air in said first air plenum in an opposite direction to the outside environment through a vent located in said back wall.