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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 18, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Douglas H Sudhoff, Madison, IN (US);
Donald Howard Williams, Madison, IN (US);
Assignee:
Reliance Electric Industrial Company, Cleveland, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
310 88 ; 310 89 ; 310 58 ; 310 85 ;
Abstract
A moisture drain plug for use with a cylindrical motor housing provides a plurality of diverse drainage pathways to promote the egress of moisture from within the housing. The plurality of diverse drainage pathways includes a first set of primary moisture egress pathways and a second set of secondary moisture egress pathways. Should one or more of the primary moisture egress pathways become clogged, the secondary moisture egress pathways provide for more than adequate drainage from the motor housing.