Patent ID: 8828195

Claim:
A Segmented Sacrificial Anode Assembly (SSAA) comprising: at least two anode segments, each anode segment comprising: an electrically conductive core; two electrically conductive threaded female connectors at each end of each anode segment, the connectors electrically connected to the core, and exposed at opposite ends of the anode segment; a sacrificial material around the core; a convex end of the sacrificial material; and a concave end of the sacrificial material opposite the convex end and shaped to cooperate with the first end to provide intimate contact between contacting ends; and at least one male connector to connect a concave end of one of the at least two anode segments to a convex end of another of the at least two anode segments; an isolator at a connectable end of the SSAA, the isolator residing between the SSAA and a protected structure; a long male connector threaded into the female electrically conductive connector at the connected end of the SSAA and reaching into the isolator; and a portion of the long male connector opposite the SSAA is exposed to allow connection to the protected structure; a face of the isolator opposite the SSAA includes a recessed volume; a nut is fixedly attached to a surface of the protected structure; the SSAA is attached to the nut and no part of the SSAA penetrates the protected structure; and the recessed volume provides a volume for the nut.