Instrument housing with electrical discharge gap

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5744714
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08740411

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An assembly for electrostatic discharge has a chassis (14, 24) inside the instrument housing (11, 12) with a support for holding wires (21), a pair of insulated wires (21) having portions where the insulation (31) is partially removed and where the wires are mounted to the support (25), a base (12) of a conductive material having a projection (43) extending upward opposite the portions (42) where the insulation (31) has been removed, such that a gap (44) is provided through which charge may be conducted to the base (12) of conductive material for discharge from the interior space (41) of the instrument (10). The instrument (10) contains a volume of a gas for conducting electrostatic charge.

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BADGER METER INC4545 WEST BROWN DEER ROAD MILWAUKEE WI 53224

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bloss, Jr Kenneth R New Berlin, WI 5 190
Lazar, Mark M New Berlin, WI 3 75
Strobel, Donald H Brookfield, WI 9 289
Walding, Jr H Paul Slinger, WI 9 378

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