Detachable Retrievable Outboard System and Apparatus for Sacrificial Anodes.

摘要

Semi-circuit systems, methods and apparatus for the protection of metallic elements immersed in an electrolytic fluid against electrochemical corrosion. The apparatus preferably comprises four components: a housing component, an anode component, an electrically conductive cord component, and electrical connector component. In preferred handheld examples, the housing component is positively buoyant, featuring impact and water resistant materials, partially encapsulating the anode, thereby protecting nearby structures from impact damage, while shielding the anode component from sunlight, thereby reducing the rate of marine growth thereon.

主权项

1. An apparatus for inhibiting galvanic corrosion of a first metal in electrical contact with a second metal, more noble than the first metal, in the presence of an electrolytic medium, comprising:
a) a housing component structured to retain an upright posture when immersed in an electrolytic medium, b) an anode component comprising a third metal, less noble than said first metal, secured to said housing component; and c) an electrically conductive cord component at least partly forming a stable electrical link between the second metal and the third metal, wherein said electrically conductive cord component is stably mechanically and electrically affixed to said shell and structured to directly or indirectly make a stable mechanical and electric connection with said second metal; wherein said anode component is stably affixed to said housing component in a manner whereby said electrically conductive cord component is in electrically conductive contact with said anode, and wherein said anode component remains in contact with said electrolytic medium when affixed to said housing component and placed therein.