Patent ID: 6194662
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: H02B

Abstract:
A water repellent, cover system for outdoor electrical substations, comprising:(a) a main cover, said main cover having a top surface and left and right side walls, said top surface and said cover side walls defining a generally ""C"" shaped opening at both ends of said main cover;(b) said ""C"" shaped opening at at least a first end of said main cover having a first flange, said first flange extending a spaced distance inwardly from said top surface and disposed substantially perpendicular thereto, said first flange being confluent with a second flange extending a spaced distance-inwardly from each of said left and right side walls, said second flange being disposed substantially perpendicular to each of said main cover side walls; and(c) means for maintaining a spaced relationship to a top surface of a respective outdoor, electrical substation, disposed between said main cover and said substation, so that when said main cover is placed on and covers the outdoor electrical substation, said means for maintaining said spaced relationship avoids protrusions jutting out from the top surface of the substation from interfering with the placement of said main cover over the substation, thereby maintaining said main cover in a planar relationship to said top surfaces, of said substation to prevent weather generated water from gaining access to said electrical substation.