Patent ID: 8307533

Claim:
A method of making a pole housing for an electric motor, the method comprising: forming a frame body from a sheet of material, the frame body having a first end, a second end and at least one seam; forming a flange from a sheet of material, the flange having an opening therein; forming an end cap without any openings therein from a sheet of material, the end cap including a closed nose configured to receive an end of an armature shaft of an electric motor therein and provide a water tight seal around the armature shaft; placing the flange adjacent the first end of the frame body; placing the end cap adjacent the second end of the frame body; sealing the at least one seam of the frame body to form a water-tight seal; sealing the flange to the first end of the frame body to form a water-tight seal; and sealing the end cap to the second end of the frame body to form a water-tight sealed enclosure for the electric motor.