Anode mounting head apparatus for heater treaters, tanks, vessels and other devices
AssigneeGal Votec Alloys, Inc.
InventorJames Lenar
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a removable and reusable anode mounting head for use with heater treaters, tanks, pressure vessels and production vessels. More particularly, the present invention provides a reusable anode mounting head with metallic and non-metallic components that enable electrical connection to the vessel and insulation at a connection to the vessel (e.g., via coupling).
Claims25
A reusable anode mounting apparatus that attaches an anode to a selected vessel that is to be protected from corrosion, wherein the vessel has a vessel wall and a vessel interior, comprising:
- a) a cap of a non-metallic material and having a cap opening;
- b) said cap carrying a metallic component that has a connecting portion configured to connect with an anode;
- c) an anode that is removably attachable to the connecting portion;
- d) said metallic component having a metal fastener that enables a connection to be perfected between the metallic component and the vessel wall;
- e) said anode having a threaded core that extends through said cap opening;
- f) a nut that threadably attaches to said threaded core;
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- g) an O-ring in between said nut and said cap.
A reusable anode mounting apparatus that attaches an anode to a selected vessel that is to be protected from corrosion, wherein the vessel has a vessel wall and a vessel interior, comprising:
- a) a cap of a non-metallic material and having a cap opening;
- b) a metallic component in the form of an insert embedded within said cap;
- c) an anode that removably connects to said metallic component, said anode including a threaded core that extends through said cap opening;
- d) said metallic component having a metal fastener that enables a connection to be perfected between the metallic component and the vessel wall;
- e) wherein said metallic component has an internally threaded bore portion at said cap opening;
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- f) said threaded core forming a connection between said cap and said internally threaded bore.
A reusable vessel mounting apparatus that attaches a vessel monitoring device to a selected vessel that is to be monitored, wherein the vessel has a vessel wall and a vessel interior, comprising:
- a) a cap of a non-metallic material;
- b) a metallic insert component embedded within said cap;
- c) an anode having a threaded core;
- d) said metallic insert component having a metal fastener that enables a connection to be perfected between the metallic insert component and the vessel wall;
- e) said metallic insert component having an internally threaded bore;
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- f) wherein the threaded core forms a threaded connection with the internally threaded bore.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.