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Electrolytic capacitor with compression stressed seal cap

Assignee: CORNELL-DUBILIER ELECTRONICS Inc
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Filing: 1965-06-04
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Granted: 1967-12-05
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Expires: 1985-06-04
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Charles F Earley

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 16:26
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01G; H01G9/00; H01G9/004; H01G9/08; H01G9/10

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 246 words
IN AN ELECTROYLTIC CAPACITOR COMPRISING A WOUND CAPACITOR SECTION INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE LEAD-IN TAB OF VALVE METAL, AN OPEN ENDED CONTAINER FOR SAID WOUND SECTION, SAID WOUND SECTION BEING POSITIONED IN SAID CONTAINER, AND AN ELECTROLYTE FILL IN SAID CONTAINER, THE COMBINATION WITH SAID SECTION AND SAID CONTAINER OF AN END SEAL FOR RETAINING SAID ELECTROLYTE FILL IN SAID CONTAINER, SAID END SEAL INCLUDING A DISC OF RESILIENT INSULATING MATERIAL, SAID DISC HAVING INNER AND OUTER FACES DIRECTED TOWARD THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF SAID CONTAINER RESPECTIVELY, MEANS DEFINING A RECESS ON THE INTERIOR FACE OF SAID DISC, A STUD-LIKE MEMBER OF VALVE METAL HAVING A BODY PORTION FORCE-FIT- IN SAID RECESS TO PROVIDE A LIQUID TIGHT SEAL THEREBETWEEN, SAID STUD-LIKE MEMBER HAVING A SLOTTED HEAD PORTION AT ONE END AND A LEAD WIRE RECEIVING POCKET AT THE OTHER END, SAID SLOTTED HEAD PORTION EXTENDING ABOVE THE INNER FACE OF SAID DISC, A FLEXIBLE LEAD-WIRE, MEANS ELECTRICALLY AND MECHANICALLY CONNECTING SAID LEAD WIRE TO SAID WIRE-RECEIVING POCKET OF SAID STUD-LIKE MEMBER, SAID LEAD WIRE EXTENDING THROUGH SAID DISC OF INSULATING MATERIAL BEYOND THE EXTERIOR FACE THEREOF, SAID LEAD-IN TAB HAVING A PORTION POSITIONED WITHIN THE SLOTTED HEAD PORTION OF SAID STUD-LIKE MEMBER AND BEING SECURED THERETO BY THE FORCEFUL CLOSING OF SAID SLOT UPON THE TAB, WHEREBY SAID CAPACITOR IS PROVIDED WITH A FLEXIBLE EXTERNAL LEAD WIRE FOR CONNECTING OF SAID CAPACITOR AND SAID LEAD WIRE IS PROTECTED FROM THE ELECTROYLTE FILL IN SAID CONTAINER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 246 words
IN AN ELECTROYLTIC CAPACITOR COMPRISING A WOUND CAPACITOR SECTION INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE LEAD-IN TAB OF VALVE METAL, AN OPEN ENDED CONTAINER FOR SAID WOUND SECTION, SAID WOUND SECTION BEING POSITIONED IN SAID CONTAINER, AND AN ELECTROLYTE FILL IN SAID CONTAINER, THE COMBINATION WITH SAID SECTION AND SAID CONTAINER OF AN END SEAL FOR RETAINING SAID ELECTROLYTE FILL IN SAID CONTAINER, SAID END SEAL INCLUDING A DISC OF RESILIENT INSULATING MATERIAL, SAID DISC HAVING INNER AND OUTER FACES DIRECTED TOWARD THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF SAID CONTAINER RESPECTIVELY, MEANS DEFINING A RECESS ON THE INTERIOR FACE OF SAID DISC, A STUD-LIKE MEMBER OF VALVE METAL HAVING A BODY PORTION FORCE-FIT- IN SAID RECESS TO PROVIDE A LIQUID TIGHT SEAL THEREBETWEEN, SAID STUD-LIKE MEMBER HAVING A SLOTTED HEAD PORTION AT ONE END AND A LEAD WIRE RECEIVING POCKET AT THE OTHER END, SAID SLOTTED HEAD PORTION EXTENDING ABOVE THE INNER FACE OF SAID DISC, A FLEXIBLE LEAD-WIRE, MEANS ELECTRICALLY AND MECHANICALLY CONNECTING SAID LEAD WIRE TO SAID WIRE-RECEIVING POCKET OF SAID STUD-LIKE MEMBER, SAID LEAD WIRE EXTENDING THROUGH SAID DISC OF INSULATING MATERIAL BEYOND THE EXTERIOR FACE THEREOF, SAID LEAD-IN TAB HAVING A PORTION POSITIONED WITHIN THE SLOTTED HEAD PORTION OF SAID STUD-LIKE MEMBER AND BEING SECURED THERETO BY THE FORCEFUL CLOSING OF SAID SLOT UPON THE TAB, WHEREBY SAID CAPACITOR IS PROVIDED WITH A FLEXIBLE EXTERNAL LEAD WIRE FOR CONNECTING OF SAID CAPACITOR AND SAID LEAD WIRE IS PROTECTED FROM THE ELECTROYLTE FILL IN SAID CONTAINER.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-12-04 1971-06-05 1971-12-05 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-12-04 1975-06-05 1975-12-05 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-12-04 1979-06-05 1979-12-05 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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