Gravity-contact sacrificial anode

Abstract

The invention consists of a new sacrificial anode design that eliminates welding and reduces fixing time. This new anode design comprises a metallic appendix, which can be in the form of a hook, in order to hold and provide electrical contact between the anode and the jacket, or other part of the structure that is desired to be protected. In the contact region of the hook there will be a pointed device (3) to allow full electrical contact between the anode and the jacket element. Therefore, this electrical contact will be made by the anode's own weight, which may be added with a galvanically inert ballast to guarantee the contact until the end of the anode's lifetime.

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