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A sound attenuating cover is adapted for intimate fitment to a compressor of a domestic air conditioner, and comprises an outer sleeve member and a generally circular top member which is releasably secured to the outer sleeve member. Hook and loop fasteners secure a first end of the outer sleeve mem

A sound attenuating cover is adapted for intimate fitment to a compressor of a domestic air conditioner, and comprises an outer sleeve member and a generally circular top member which is releasably secured to the outer sleeve member. Hook and loop fasteners secure a first end of the outer sleeve member to a portion of the outer periphery of the sleeve member. When the closure member secures the top member to the outer sleeve member, and the hook and loop fasteners are secured, a cylindrical cover having a closed top end is formed having a diameter adapted for intimate fitment to a compressor of a domestic air conditioner. Each of the outer sleeve member and the circular top member comprises inner and outer cover sheeting material, and at least one layer of sound attenuating material which is typically glass fiber together with barium loaded vinyl.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A sound attenuating cover adapted for aerodynamically streamlined and intimate fitment to a compressor in the refrigeration condensor coil structure of a domestic air conditioner, which refrigeration condensor coil structure comprises an outer cooling coil shell forming

The invention claimed is: 1. A sound attenuating cover adapted for aerodynamically streamlined and intimate fitment to a compressor in the refrigeration condensor coil structure of a domestic air conditioner, which refrigeration condensor coil structure comprises an outer cooling coil shell forming a vertically orientated open area, a compressor assembly located at a bottom end of said open area and extending vertically upward into said opening, and a rotating fan at a top end of said open area to create an air flow within said structure in which air moves into said open area through said cooling coil shell, and moves vertically upwards past said compressor and through said fan, said cover comprising: an outer sleeve member and a generally circular top member hingedly secured to said outer sleeve member at a portion of the periphery of said top member; a closure member for releasably securing the remainder of the periphery of said top member to the outer surface of said outer sleeve member; and hook and loop fasteners for securing a first end of said outer sleeve member to a portion of the outer periphery of said outer sleeve member near a second end thereof; whereby, when said closure member secures said top member to said outer sleeve member, and said hook and loop fasteners are secured, a cylindrical cover having a closed top end is formed having a diameter adapted for intimate fitment to a compressor of a domestic air conditioner; wherein the profile of said circular top member includes an inwardly and upwardly directed tapered side from said closure member, so as to provide an exterior truncated conical configuration thereof, and wherein each of said outer sleeve member and said circular top member comprises an inner cover sheeting material and an outer cover sheeting material, and at least one layer of sound attenuating material therebetween, and wherein at least part of said air flow enters said refrigeration condensor coil structure at the side of said compressor cover, and moves vertically upwards past said inwardly and upwardly directed tapered side of said closure member. 2. The sound attenuating cover of claim 1, wherein said outer sleeve member has cutout portions formed therein so as to accommodate electrical and refrigerant piping connections to a compressor when said sound attenuating cover is fitted thereover. 3. The sound attenuating cover of claim 1, wherein said inner and outer cover sheeting materials are each chosen from the group consisting of vinyl, PVC, heat resistant PVC, glass fiber sheeting, canvas, and mixtures and combinations thereof. 4. The sound attenuating cover of claim 1, wherein said at least one layer of sound attenuating material is chosen from the group consisting of vinyl-based sheeting, vinyl-based foam, barium loaded vinyl, glass fiber sheeting, glass fiber matting, and mixtures and combinations thereof. 5. The sound attenuating cover of claim 1, wherein said at least one layer of sound attenuating material includes glass fiber matting; wherein the outer edges of each of said outer sleeve member and said circular top member are sealed by a process chosen from the group consisting of heat sealing, heat welding, stitching, gluing, embossing, and mixtures and combinations thereof; and wherein at least said circular top member has at least one hole formed in the inner cover sheeting material thereof so as to permit entrained air in said glass fiber matting to be expelled therefrom for purposes of packaging said sound attenuating cover, and so as to permit air to re-enter said glass fiber matting upon assembly of said sound attenuating cover for fitment to a compressor of a domestic air conditioner. 6. The sound attenuating cover of claim 1, wherein said closure member is chosen from the group consisting of a zipper, a bead and channel fastener, and a hook and loop fastener. 7. The sound attenuating cover of claim 1, further comprising an auxiliary extension sleeve for placement about the periphery of the compressor of a domestic air conditioner near the bottom age of said outer sleeve member. 8. A sound attenuating cover adapted for aerodynamically streamlined and intimate fitment to a compressor in the refrigeration condensor coil structure of a domestic air conditioner, which refrigeration condensor coil structure comprises an outer cooling coil shell forming a vertically orientated open area, a compressor assembly located at a bottom end of said open area and extending vertically upward into said opening, and a rotating fan at a top end of said open area to create an air flow within said structure in which air moves into said open area through said cooling coil shell, and moves vertically upwards past said compressor and through said fan, said cover, comprising: an outer sleeve member and a generally circular top member adapted to be releasably secured to said outer sleeve member by a closure member; hook and loop fasteners for securing a first end of said outer sleeve member to a portion of the outer periphery of said outer sleeve member near a second end thereof; whereby, when said closure member secures said top member to said outer sleeve member, and said hook and loop fasteners are secured, a cylindrical cover having a closed top end is formed having a diameter adapted for intimate fitment to a compressor of a domestic air conditioner; wherein the profile of said circular top member includes an inwardly and upwardly directed tapered side from said closure member, so as to provide an exterior truncated conical configuration thereof, and wherein each of said outer sleeve member and said circular top member comprises an inner cover sheeting material and an outer cover sheeting material, and at least one layer of sound attenuating material therebetween, and wherein at least part of said air flow enters said refrigeration condensor coil structure at the side of said compressor cover, and moves vertically upwards past said inwardly and upwardly directed tapered side of said closure member. 9. The sound attenuating cover of claim 8, wherein said outer sleeve member has cutout portions formed therein so as to accommodate electrical and refrigerant piping connections to a compressor when said sound attenuating cover is fitted thereover. 10. The sound attenuating cover of claim 8, wherein said inner and outer cover sheeting materials are each chosen from the group consisting of vinyl, PVC, heat resistant PVC, glass fiber sheeting, canvas, and mixtures and combinations thereof. 11. The sound attenuating cover of claim 8, wherein said at least one layer of sound attenuating material is chosen from the group consisting of vinyl-based sheeting, vinyl-based foam, barium loading vinyl, glass fiber sheeting, glass fiber matting, and mixtures and combinations thereof. 12. The sound attenuating cover of claim 8, wherein said at least one layer of sound attenuating material includes glass fiber matting; wherein the outer edges of each of said outer sleeve member and said circular top member are sealed by a process chosen from the group consisting of heat sealing, heat welding, stitching, gluing, embossing, and mixtures and combinations thereof; and wherein at least said circular top member has at least one hole formed in the inner cover sheeting material thereof so as to permit entrained air in said glass fiber matting to be expelled therefrom for purposes of packaging said sound attenuating cover, and so as to permit air to re-enter said glass fiber matting upon assembly of said sound attenuating cover for fitment to a compressor of a domestic air conditioner. 13. The sound attenuating cover of claim 8, wherein said closure member is chosen from the group consisting of a zipper, a bead and channel fastener, and a hook and loop fastener. 14. The sound attenuating cover of claim 8, further comprising an auxiliary extension sleeve for placement about the periphery of the compressor of a domestic air conditioner near the bottom age of said outer sleeve member.