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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2022
A. O. Smith Corporation, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Jianmin Yin, Pewaukee, WI (US);
Stephen Memory, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
A. O. Smith Corporation, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
A water heater includes first and second cylindrical tank portions, a water outlet stub, and a connecting pipe. The first cylindrical tank portion is capped by a first domed head at a first end of the first cylindrical tank portion and a second domed head at a second end of the first cylindrical tank portion. The water outlet stub is connected to the first domed head. The second cylindrical tank portion is capped by a third domed head at a first end of the second cylindrical tank portion and a fourth domed head at a second end of the second cylindrical tank portion. The first and second domed heads each have an inwardly facing concave surface and an outwardly facing convex surface. The third and fourth domed heads each have an outwardly facing concave surface and an inwardly facing convex surface.