Capacitor protective device
First Claim
1. A PROTECTIVE DEVICE FOR A CAPACITOR COMPRISING A CAN-TYPE HOUSING, A CAPACITOR WITHIN SAID HOUSING, SAID CAPACITOR BEING FORMED BY TWO ELECTRODES WHICH ARE SEPARATED BY A DIELECTRIC MATERIAL, A FLUID WITHIN SAID HOUSING, SAID HOUSING BEING SEALED TO RETAIN THE CAPACITOR AND FLUID THEREIN, AT LEAST ONE TERMINAL MEANS MOUNTED ON A PORTION OF SAID HOUSING, SAID HOUSING PORTION BEING DEFORMABLE IN RESPONSE TO A PRESSURE BUILDUP WITHIN THE HOUSING AND MOVING SAID TERMINAL MEANS, AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENT CARRIED BY SAID TERMINAL MEANS AND ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED THERETO, SAID CONNECTING ELEMENT BEING ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED IN A PREDETERMINED MANNER TO ONLY ONE OF SAID CAPACITOR ELECTRODES WHEN SAID CAPACITOR IS OPERATING NORMALLY, THE MOVEMENT OF SAID ONE TERMINAL MEANS UPON DEFORMATION OF THE HOUSING PORTION MOVING SAID CONNECTING ELEMENT TO OPEN THE PREDETERMINED CONNECTION THEREOF TO SAID ONE ELECTRODE.
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1. A PROTECTIVE DEVICE FOR A CAPACITOR COMPRISING A CAN-TYPE HOUSING, A CAPACITOR WITHIN SAID HOUSING, SAID CAPACITOR BEING FORMED BY TWO ELECTRODES WHICH ARE SEPARATED BY A DIELECTRIC MATERIAL, A FLUID WITHIN SAID HOUSING, SAID HOUSING BEING SEALED TO RETAIN THE CAPACITOR AND FLUID THEREIN, AT LEAST ONE TERMINAL MEANS MOUNTED ON A PORTION OF SAID HOUSING, SAID HOUSING PORTION BEING DEFORMABLE IN RESPONSE TO A PRESSURE BUILDUP WITHIN THE HOUSING AND MOVING SAID TERMINAL MEANS, AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENT CARRIED BY SAID TERMINAL MEANS AND ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED THERETO, SAID CONNECTING ELEMENT BEING ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED IN A PREDETERMINED MANNER TO ONLY ONE OF SAID CAPACITOR ELECTRODES WHEN SAID CAPACITOR IS OPERATING NORMALLY, THE MOVEMENT OF SAID ONE TERMINAL MEANS UPON DEFORMATION OF THE HOUSING PORTION MOVING SAID CONNECTING ELEMENT TO OPEN THE PREDETERMINED CONNECTION THEREOF TO SAID ONE ELECTRODE.
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Current AssigneeImrich M. Miller
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Original AssigneeImrich M. Miller
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InventorsMiller, Imrich M.
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Application NumberUS04/211,061Time in Patent Office1,363 DaysField of SearchUS Class Current361/15CPC Class CodesH01G 2/14 Protection against electric...
