Patent ID: 7492071

Claim:
A water-resistant electric motor having an armature for applying torque to a drive shaft, said motor comprising: a. a generally cylindrical housing for receiving the armature therein, said housing comprising: i. an open end with an annularly disposed flange extending outwardly therefrom, said flange having a first plurality of tabs having one or more apertures therein for receiving one or more fasteners; and ii. a closed end opposite said open end within which is a drive shaft aperture located co-centric with the longitudinal axis of said housing for receiving the drive shaft therethrough, and a generally cylindrical recess disposed co-centrically about said aperture and recessing toward the interior of said housing within which is seated a ring seal, said recess configured to receive a journal bearing mounted to the drive shaft; and b. an end cap for closing the open end of said housing, said end cap comprising: i. a second annularly disposed flange extending outwardly therefrom, said flange having a second plurality of tabs having one or more apertures for receiving one or more fasteners therein, said tabs corresponding to said one or more apertures in said first plurality of tabs; ii. a wire access hole through the end cap for receiving power supply conductors inserted therethrough; iii. a ridge extending from an outer surface of said end cap disposed about said wire access hole, and a wire cover plate dimensioned to overlay said ridge, said ridge having at least one cut-out corresponding to at least one cut-out in the edge of said wire cover plate, said cut-outs dimensioned such that the power supply conductors are retained therein when said wire cover plate overlays said ridge; iv. a second ridge extending interiorly from the inner surface of said end cap encircling said wire access hole to form a reservoir; and v. a grommet inserted into said wire access hole having apertures for snugly receiving the power supply conductors inserted therethrough.