Apparatus for stimulating removal of electrolytic energy from fluids

Claim 1

An apparatus for stimulating removal of electrolytic energy from a vessel of water or other charge conveying liquid, said apparatus being of the type for mounting through the wall of such a vessel, comprising, a conductive member provided for disposition within such a vessel and below its water line, a nonconductive mounting means secured with the conductive member and disposed for electrically insulating the said member from the vessel in which it is to be disposed, said mounting means being nonabsorbent of moisture and free of electrical conductivity even after its prolonged submersion in water within a vessel, said mounting means being formed of a fluoro plastic, said mounting means including an aperture therethrough, one end of said conductive member being hermetically connected and threadedly engaged within said mounting means aperture, the threads of said threaded engagement being of decreasing tapering dimension to insure a fluid tight seal between the said conductive member and the mounting means at this location, a conductor extending into the conductive member at its mounting means end and connected to the said member at its opposite end, retaining means provided upon the mounting means for securing the conductive member to a vessel, said retaining means comprising threads, said threads being of decreasing taper in the direction of the connected conductive member, a connecting lug secured to the mounting means at the opposite end of its aperture, said lug being electrically connected with the conductor, said conductor and lug capable of being grounded, whereby said conductive member retains an electrically isolated state with respect to any vessel in which it is mounted and is capable of conducting electrolytic charge through its conductor and to ground from any water located in such a vessel.

Claim 2

An apparatus for stimulating removal of electrolytic energy from a vessel of water or other charge conveying liquid, said apparatus being of the type for mounting through the wall of such a vessel, comprising, a conductive member provided for disposition within such a vessel and below its water line, a nonconductive mounting means secured with the conductive member and disposed for electrically insulating the said member from the vessel in which it is to be disposed, said mounting means being nonabsorbent of moisture and free of electrical conductivity even after its prolonged submersion in water within a vessel, said mounting means being formed of a fluoro plastic, said mounting means including an aperture therethrough, one end of said conductive member being hermetically connected and threadedly engaged within said mounting means aperture, the threads of said threaded engagement being of decreasing tapering dimension to insure a fluid tight seal between the said conductive member and the mounting means at this location, a conductor extending into the conductive member at its mounting means end and connected to the said member at its opposite end, retaining means provided upon the mounting means for securing the conductive member to a vessel, said retaining means comprising threads, said threads being of decreasing taper in the direction of the connected conductive member, a connecting lug secured to the mounting means at the opposite end of its aperture, said lug being electrically connected with the conductor, said conductor and lug capable of being grounded, whereby said conductive member retains an electrically isolated state with respect to any vessel in which it is mounted and is capable of conducting electrolytic charge through its conductor and to ground from any water located in such a vessel.

Claim 7

An apparatus for stimulating removal of electrolytic energy from a vessel of water or other charge conveying liquid, said apparatus being of the type for disposition within such a vessel and below its water line, comprising at least a pair of tubes for disposition within such a vessel, at least one cross brace interconnecting said tubes, a strap secured to said brace and extending upwardly therefrom, a conductor for extending through an aperture of the vessel, fastening means connecting the strap to the conductor, said tubes, braces, strap and fastening means being formed of electrically conductive material so that the tubes can be electrically grounded through the conductor, each tube and being formed of a fluoro plastic so as to be nonabsorbent of moisture and free from electrical conductivity even after its prolonged submersion in water within a vessel, said mounting means comprising a pair of supports, each support having an aperture therein and disposed for reception of a tube therethrough, one of said supports arranged close to each end of the tube to insulatingly space it from the vessel in which it may rest, and means being provided at each end of a tube having a dimension larger than the support aperture to prevent removal of the support.

Claim 8

An apparatus for stimulating removal of electrolytic energy from a vessel of water or other charge conveying liquid, said apparatus being of the type for disposition within such a vessel and below its water line, comprising at least a pair of tubes for disposition within such a vessel, at least one cross brace interconnecting said tubes, a strap secured to said brace and extending upwardly therefrom, a conductor for extending through an aperture of the vessel, fastening means connecting the strap to the conductor, said tubes, braces, strap and fastening means being formed of electrically conductive material so that the tubes can be electrically grounded through the conductor, each tube and being formed of a fluoro plastic so as to be nonabsorbent of moisture and free from electrical conductivity even after its prolonged submersion in water within a vessel, said mounting means comprising a pair of supports, each support having an aperture therein and disposed for reception of a tube therethrough, one of said supports arranged close to each end of the tube to insulatingly space it from the vessel in which it may rest, and means being provided at each end of a tube having a dimension larger than the support aperture to prevent removal of the support.