US3141049A
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Methods for filling electrical apparatus with potting material
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1961-06-05
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Granted: 1964-07-14
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Expires: 1981-06-05
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert H Parsons
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 18:12
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01F; H01F27/00; H01F27/33; H01F27/02; H01F27/022; H01F41/00; H01F41/005; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S174/00; Y10S174/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
149 words
A METHOD FOR FILLING THE CASE OF A BALLAST APPARATUS WITH POTTING MATERIAL COMPRISING THE STEPS OF APPLYING A RETAINING MEANS ON THE BALLAST CASE FOR CONTAINING AN OVERFLOW OF POTTING MATERIAL, POURING LIQUID POTTING MATERIAL INTO THE CASE SO THAT THE POTTING MATERIAL FILLS THE CASE AND OVERFLOWS WITHIN SAID RETAINING MEANS, CAUSING THE POTTING MATERIAL ADJACENT TO SAID RETAINING MEANS TO HARDEN SUFFICIENTLY SO THAT THE OVERFLOW OF LIQUID POTTING MATERIAL CAN BE CONTAINED BY SAID HARDENED POTTING MATERIAL WITHOUT SAID RETAINING MEANS, CAUSING SAID RETAINING MEANS TO BE SEPARATED FROM SAID BALLAST CASE AND SAID POTTING MATERIAL, ALLOWING SAID LIQUID POTTING MATERIAL TO HARDEN, AND SLICING OFF THE OVERFLOW OF SAID POTTING MATERIAL SO THAT THE POTTING MATERIAL FILLS THE BALLAST CASE, AND ATTACHING A COVERPLATE TO THE CASE SO THAT THE COVERPLATE LIES ALONG THE SURFACE FORMED BY SLICING OFF THE OVERFLOW OF POTTING MATERIAL.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
149 words
A METHOD FOR FILLING THE CASE OF A BALLAST APPARATUS WITH POTTING MATERIAL COMPRISING THE STEPS OF APPLYING A RETAINING MEANS ON THE BALLAST CASE FOR CONTAINING AN OVERFLOW OF POTTING MATERIAL, POURING LIQUID POTTING MATERIAL INTO THE CASE SO THAT THE POTTING MATERIAL FILLS THE CASE AND OVERFLOWS WITHIN SAID RETAINING MEANS, CAUSING THE POTTING MATERIAL ADJACENT TO SAID RETAINING MEANS TO HARDEN SUFFICIENTLY SO THAT THE OVERFLOW OF LIQUID POTTING MATERIAL CAN BE CONTAINED BY SAID HARDENED POTTING MATERIAL WITHOUT SAID RETAINING MEANS, CAUSING SAID RETAINING MEANS TO BE SEPARATED FROM SAID BALLAST CASE AND SAID POTTING MATERIAL, ALLOWING SAID LIQUID POTTING MATERIAL TO HARDEN, AND SLICING OFF THE OVERFLOW OF SAID POTTING MATERIAL SO THAT THE POTTING MATERIAL FILLS THE BALLAST CASE, AND ATTACHING A COVERPLATE TO THE CASE SO THAT THE COVERPLATE LIES ALONG THE SURFACE FORMED BY SLICING OFF THE OVERFLOW OF POTTING MATERIAL.
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