Transformer pad

• US 5,686,696 A
• Filed: 03/02/1995
• Issued: 11/11/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Jimmie Ray Meuir, John M. Baker Jr
• Original Assignee: Jimmie Ray Meuir, John M. Baker Jr
• Inventors: Baker, John M. Jr., Meuir, Jimmie Ray
• Primary Examiner(s): Kincaid, Kristine L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Waks, Joseph
• Application Number:
  US08/397,614
• Time in Patent Office: 985 Days
• Field of Search: 174/50, 248/19, 248/678, 336/65
• US Class Current: 174/50
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 27/06 Mounting, supporting or suspending transformers, reactors or choke coils not being of the signal type
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 27/10 Liquid cooling

Abstract

A transformer pad is disclosed for receiving and supporting a utility transformer and for collecting and containing leaking liquid from the transformer. The transformer pad includes a container in the shape of a box having an open top and providing a containment reservoir for containing liquid leaking from a transformer. A cover is provided on the open top, and the cover has a containment area onto which a utility transformer can be disposed and which includes one or more openings for receiving any leaking liquid from the transformer and directing the liquid to the interior of the container. A seal member is disposed on the cover adjacent the containment area for providing a seal around the periphery of a transformer.

Claims

1. A transformer pad for receiving and supporting a utility transformer and for collecting and containing leaking liquid from the transformer comprising

a container substantially in the shape of a rectangular box having an open top and having connected sides and a bottom for providing a containment reservoir for containing liquid,

a cover adapted to fit on and cover the open top of the container, the cover having a containment area onto which the utility transformer can be disposed, and which includes at least one opening for receiving any leaking liquid from the transformer and directing the liquid to the interior of the container, the cover having an opening for receiving a power transformer cable, and

a seal member disposed on the cover adjacent the containment area for providing the seal around the periphery of the transformer to be disposed on a cover.

2. A transformer pad as in claim 1 wherein the containment area includes a plurality of perforated holes.

3. A transformer pad as in claim 1 including a plurality of structural members disposed within the container to help support the transformer to be disposed on the cover.

4. A transformer pad as in claim 3 wherein at least some of the structural members include openings therein for allowing liquid to evenly pool within the container.

5. A transformer pad as in claim 1 including a drain opening for facilitating draining of liquid from the container.

6. A transformer pad as in claim 1 wherein the exterior of the container includes a plurality of handle members for facilitating moving or transporting of the transformer pad.

7. A transformer pad for receiving and supporting a utility transformer and for collecting and containing leaking liquid from the transformer comprising

a container substantially in the shape of a rectangular box having an open top and having connected sides and a bottom for providing a containment reservoir for containing liquid, and

a cover adapted to fit on and substantially cover the open top of the container, the cover having a liquid containment area onto which the utility transformer can be disposed and which has a shape similar to a side of the transformer, and which includes at least one opening for receiving any leaking liquid from the transformer and directing the liquid to the interior of the container.

8. A transformer pad in claim 7 wherein the cover has an opening for receiving a power transformer cable, and a seal member is disposed on the cover adjacent the containment area adopted to provide a seal around the periphery of the transformer.

9. A transformer pad as in claim 7 wherein the containment area includes a plurality of perforated holes, and the pad includes a plurality of structural members disposed within the container to help support the transformer to be disposed on the cover.

10. A transformer pad for receiving and supporting a utility transformer and for collecting and containing leaking liquid from the transformer comprising

a container substantially in the shape of a rectangular box having an open top and having connected sides and a bottom for providing a containment reservoir for containing liquid,

a cover adapted to fit on and cover the open top of the container, the cover having a containment area onto which the utility transformer can be disposed, and which includes a plurality of holes for receiving any leaking liquid from the transformer and directing the liquid to the interior of the container,

a seal member disposed on the cover adjacent the containment area for providing a seal around the periphery of the transformer to be disposed on the cover, and

a plurality of structural members disposed in a honeycomb fashion within the container to help support the transformer to be disposed on the cover.

11. A transformer pad as in claim 10 wherein at least some of the structural members include openings therein for allowing liquid to evenly pool within the container.

12. A transformer pad as in claim 10 including a drain opening for facilitating draining of liquid from the container.

13. A transformer pad as in claim 10 wherein the exterior of the container includes a plurality of handle members for facilitating moving or transporting of the transformer pad.

14. A transformer pad for receiving and supporting a utility transformer and for collecting and containing leaking liquid from the transformer comprising

a container substantially in the shape of a rectangular box having an open top and having connected sides and a bottom for providing a containment reservoir for containing liquid,

a cover adapted to fit on and cover the open top of the container, the cover having a containment area onto which the utility transformer can be disposed, and which includes troughs and at least one opening extending into the interior of the container for receiving any leaking liquid from the transformer and directing the liquid to the interior of the container, the cover having an opening for receiving a power transformer cable, and

a seal member disposed on the cover adjacent the containment area for providing a seal around the periphery of the transformer to be disposed on the cover.

15. A transformer pad for receiving and supporting a utility transformer and for collecting and containing leaking liquid from the transformer comprising

a container substantially in the shape of a rectangular box having an open top and having connected sides and a bottom for providing a containment reservoir for containing liquid,

a cover adapted to fit on and cover the open top of the container, the cover having a containment area onto which the utility transformer can be disposed, and which includes at least one opening for receiving any leaking liquid from the transformer and directing the liquid to the interior of the container, the cover having an opening for receiving a power transformer cable,

a seal member disposed on the cover adjacent the containment area for providing a seal around the periphery of the transformer to be disposed on the cover, and

a flag member disposed with respect to the container for indicating the level of liquid contained therein.

16. A transformer pad for receiving and supporting a utility transformer and for collecting and containing leaking liquid from the transformer comprising

a container substantially in the shape of a rectangular box having an open top and having connected sides and a bottom for providing a containment reservoir for containing liquid,

a cover adapted to fit on and cover the open top of the container, the cover having a containment area onto which the utility transformer can be disposed, and which includes a plurality of holes for receiving any leaking liquid from the transformer and directing the liquid to the interior of the container,

a seal member disposed on the cover adjacent the containment area for providing a seal around the periphery of the transformer to be disposed on the cover,

a plurality of structural members disposed in a honeycomb fashion within the container to help support the transformer to be disposed on the cover, and

a flag member disposed with respect to the container for indicating the level of liquid collected therein.

17. A transformer pad for receiving and supporting a utility transformer and for collecting and containing leaking liquid from the transformer comprising

a container substantially in the shape of a rectangular box having an open top and having connected sides and a bottom, said container partially defining a substantially sealed containment storage area for providing a containment reservoir for containing liquid, and

a cover adapted to fit on and substantially close the open top of the container thereby further defining the substantially sealed containment area within the container, the cover having a containment area onto which the utility transformer can be disposed, the containment area having a shape similar to a side of the transformer and including at least one opening extending into the sealed containment storage area of the container for receiving any leaking liquid from the transformer and directing the liquid to the sealed containment storage area.

18. A transformer pad as in claim 17 wherein the cover includes an opening adjacent the containment area for receiving a power transformer cable.

19. A transformer pad as in claim 18 wherein the opening for receiving a power transformer cable communicates with a portion of the container separate from the sealed containment storage area.

20. A transformer pad as in claim 17 wherein the opening extending into the containment storage area comprises a plurality of perforated holes.