US 6,982,509 B2 | ||
Drip cover for floor polishing machine | ||
Lenard K. Deiterman, Springdale, Ark. (US) | ||
Assigned to Alto U.S. Inc., Springdale, Ark. (US) | ||
Filed on May 14, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/709,579. | ||
Claims priority of provisional application 60/320201, filed on May 16, 2003. | ||
Prior Publication US 2004/0227419 A1, Nov. 18, 2004 | ||
Int. Cl. H02K 5/10 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 310—89 | 35 Claims |
1. A drip cover for a vertically mounted motor having an upper portion, an upper bearing and a base comprising:
a cover having an inner surface and a circumference;
a cylindrical skirt extending axially from the circumference of the cover to surround the upper portion of the motor;
a cup formed on the inner surface of the cover concentrically with the skirt and sized to hold and protect the upper bearing
of the motor; and
a downwardly facing electrical connector attached to the inner surface of the cover within the cylindrical skirt and outside
the motor, the cover being mounted on and spaced from the upper portion of the motor by a plurality of bosses mounted on the
inner surface of the cover and formed concentrically within the skirt on a circle having the same diameter as the motor.
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