Abstract Protective material for covering a heated element, such as an electric motor, or machine, or device, or the like, for protecting personnel against burns which might be encountered from engagement with the heated element. The protective material comprises a sheet of material which has relatively low thermal conductivity and which has a multiplicity of apertures therethrough and, which, for example, may be a screen or screenlike material which is positioned in covering engagement with the machine. Because the protective material has a multiplicity of apertures therethrough, the protective material does not significantly affect the dissipation of heat from the machine or device. However, if the protective material is engaged by a persons''s hand, only a very small quantity of heat is transferred from the protective material to the person who comes into contact therewith.
Inventors
👤 James C Ryan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionUS
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-10-27 17:29
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02K; H02K5/00; H02K5/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
In combination with an electric motor which is heated to a temperature above normal body temperature, personnel burn protective material which is in engaging covering relationship with the motor, the protective material being a material which has relatively low thermal conductivity and which has a multiplicity of apertures therethrough and which has small mass per unit of area thereof, the material thus having a small quantity of heat therein per unit area thereof, so that if a person comes into engagement with the protective material, only a small quantity of heat flows from the material to the person and additional heat does not flow readily from the electric motor through the protective material to the person.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
116 words
In combination with an electric motor which is heated to a temperature above normal body temperature, personnel burn protective material which is in engaging covering relationship with the motor, the protective material being a material which has relatively low thermal conductivity and which has a multiplicity of apertures therethrough and which has small mass per unit of area thereof, the material thus having a small quantity of heat therein per unit area thereof, so that if a person comes into engagement with the protective material, only a small quantity of heat flows from the material to the person and additional heat does not flow readily from the electric motor through the protective material to the person.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The combination of claim 1 in which the protective material is a screen material which is approximately 0.013 inches in thickness and is of a mesh approximately 18 x 14 strands per square inch.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The combination of claim 1 in which the protective material is a screen material which is approximately 0.013 inches in thickness and is of a mesh approximately 18 x 14 strands per square inch.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The combination of claim 1 in which the protective material is a fibrous glass material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The combination of claim 1 in which the protective material is in the form of a sleeve of screen material which engagingly encompasses the electric motor.