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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2001
Edward Carter, Dyersburg, TN (US);
Rad Hunsley, Dyersburg, TN (US);
Jeffery Schneider, Dyersburg, TN (US);
Other;
Abstract
A transformer container comprising a transformer tank having a bottom, a front forward panel, two side panels, a rear panel and a top panel. The top panel forms a rim defining a portal for accessing to the interior of the transformer tank. The transformer tank is supported on a pad. A transformer sill is connected to and supported on the pad and is connected to the transformer tank adjacent the front panel. A transformer door is pivotally connected to the top panel of the transformer tank. The transformer door is supported on the transformer sill and may be locked thereto in a closed position. The transformer door, the pad and the transformer tank form an enclosure. The top panel of the transformer tank defines a plurality of holes. The front panel of the transformer tank is connected to the top panel of the transformer tank between the holes and the access portal, thus the holes communicate with the enclosure and not the interior of the transformer tank. The invention includes a transformer tank cover having a flange that extends below the rim and a plurality of threaded studs that extend through the holes defined by the top panel. Threaded nuts are used to engage the threaded studs to secure the transformer tank cover to the top panel of the transformer tank. The threaded studs and nuts may only be accessed by lifting the transformer door which is normally locked in a closed position by a locking mechanism seated within the transformer sill.