Galvanic anode assembly

Claim 1

A GALVANIC ANODE ASSEMBLY SUPPORTING MEANS ADAPTED TO BE INSERTED THROUGH THE WALL OF A METAL HOT WATER TANK OF THE TYPE INCLUDING A METAL ANODE PROJECTED INTO THE TANK, SAID ANODE HAVING A FERROUS METAL CORE WIRE EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY WITHIN AND ALONG THE SAME, A METAL WATER OUTLET FITTING FOR SUPPORTING THE ANODE AND CORE AND ELECTRICALLY CONNECTING IT WITH THE TANK, THE FITTING HAVING AN AXIAL WATER PASSAGE THERETHROUGH, CONNECTING MEANS AT THE OUTER END OF THE FITTING FOR CONNECTING IT WITH PIPING, EXTERNAL THREADS AROUND THE FITTING INWARDLY OF THE CONNECTING MEANS FOR SUPPORTING THE FITTING ON THE TANK AND ELECTRICALLY CONNECTING THE FITTING AND THE TANK, THE FITTING HAVING A LATERAL OPENING INWARDLY OF THE EXTERNAL THREADS, LEADING FROM THE AXIAL PASSAGE THROUGH THE SURFACE OF THE FITTING, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING A METAL ANODE SUPPORTING ELEMENT SECURED TO THE INNER END OF SAID WATER OUTLET FITTING AND PROVIDED WITH A RECESS INTO WHICH THE UPPER END OF SAID ANODE EXTENDS, ELECTRIC INSULATION INTERPOSED BETWEEN THE SUPPORTING ELEMENT AND SAID ANODE, A RESISTOR OF THE CARTRIDGE TYPE HAVING LONGITUDINALLY OPPOSITELY EXTENDING TERMINAL WIRES DISPOSED IN SAID RECESS ONE OF SAID WIRES BEING BONDED AND ELECTRICLLY CONNECTED DIRECTLY TO THE ADJACENT END OF SAID CORE WIRE, AND THE OTHER POJECTING LONGITUDINALLY FROM THE CARTRIDE THROUGH SAID ANODE SUPPORTING ELEMENT AND HAVING ITS END PORTION ELECTRICALLY BONDED TO THE SUPPORTING ELEMENT, WHEREBY SAID TERMINAL WIRES HOLD THE RESISTOR SPACED FROM THE INNER WALL OF SAID RECESS.