US2015168013A1PendingUtilityA1

Water seepage abatement in water heaters

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Assignee: GEN ELECTRICPriority: Aug 17, 2011Filed: Feb 24, 2015Published: Jun 18, 2015
Est. expiryAug 17, 2031(~5 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Eliel Fresco Rodriguez
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Abstract

A cover assembly for a water heater includes a cover, one or more openings formed in the cover and one or more raised features surrounding at least one of the one or more openings. The one or more raised features are formed such that a liquid near the at least one of the one or more openings is diverted away from the at least one of the one or more openings.

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cover assembly for a water heater, comprising:
 a cover;   one or more openings formed in the cover; and   one or more raised features surrounding at least one of the one or more openings, wherein the one or more raised features are formed such that a liquid near the at least one of the one or more openings is diverted away from the at least one of the one or more openings.   
     
     
         2 . The cover assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the cover is sloped such that liquid forming near the at least one of the one or more openings is diverted off an edge of the cover. 
     
     
         3 . The cover assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the cover is positioned on a top edge of the water heater to encapsulate at least a first end of a tank of the water heater, a foam layer surrounding the tank, and a wrapper surrounding the foam layer.

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