Patent ID: 11952670
Assignee: GALVOTEC ALLOYS, INC.
Field: Surface technology, coating (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C | IPC C

Claim 21:
22. A vessel sacrificial anode and head cover apparatus, comprising:
a) an anode body for protecting a vessel from corrosion, the vessel having an interior, the anode body having a length, a top end that extends beyond the interior of the vessel when installed in the vessel, a bottom end that is encased within the vessel when installed in the vessel, and wherein said body extends between the top and bottom ends; and
b) an anode cover;
c) wherein the anode cover is removably attachable to the top end of the anode body;
d) wherein upon corrosion of the anode body, the anode cover can be removed and reused on a replacement new anode body; and
e) said anode cover including a non-metallic cap and a metallic component imbedded within said non-metallic cap, so that when the anode cover is separated from the anode body, the metallic component remains imbedded in the anode cover; and
f) wherein said metallic component has a metallic connecting portion that enables a removable connection to be made with said anode body top end.