Abstract:
A NOVEL METHOD FOR MAKING A DISCHARGE DEVICE, PARTICULARLY A HIGH VOLTAGE RECTIFIER, WHICH COMPRISES AN ANODE AND A CATHODE ENCLOSED IN A GLASS ENVELOPE WITH CONDUCTIVE LEADS SEALED THROUGH THE ENVELOPE FOR MAKING ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TO THE ANODE AND CATHODE. AT LEAST ONE OF THE LEADS COMPRISES A HOLLOW TUBULAR MEMBER HAVING A CLOSED END CONTAINED IN THE ENVELOPE AND AN OPEN END SEALED TO THE ENVELOPE AND FORMING A FEMALE SOCKET FOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTION THERETO.