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US2852463A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Plate clamping mechanism for electrolytic treating apparatus

Assignee: Intercompany Corp
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Filing: 1956-11-14
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Granted: 1958-09-16
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Expires: 1976-11-14
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Ernest R Gutzmer

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 00:09
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/02; H01R13/193; C; C25; C25D; C25D17/00; C25D17/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 122 words
IN APPARATUS FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC TREATING OF A PLATE, SAID APPARATUS INCLUDING A RESERVOIR FOR AN ELECTROLYTE BATH; AN ELECTRODE SUBMERGED IN SAID BATH; A RACK FOR SUPPORTING SAID PLATE IN SAID BATH WITH A MAJOR SURFACE OF SAID PLATE FACING SAID ELECTRODE, SAID RACK INCLUDING A PAIR OF COOPERATING CLAMPING MECHANISMS GRIPPING OPPOSITE EDGES OF THE PLATE, AND INTERMEDIATE STRUCTURE CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID CLAMPING MECHANISMS AND HOLDING THEM IN PREDETERMINED SPACED RELATIONSHIP; AND A CURRENT SOURCE CONNECTED TO SAID ELECTRODE AND TO SAID CLAMPING MECHANISMS: THE IMPROVEMENT WHEREIN EACH OF SAID CLAMPING MECHANISMS HAS AN ELONGATED OPENFACED PLATE RECEIVING NOTCH DEFINED IN PART BY LATERALLY SPACED ELONGATED INTERIOR WALL SURFACES WITH ONE OF SAID SURFACES BEING FORMED OF CURRENT CONDUCTING MATERIAL
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 122 words
IN APPARATUS FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC TREATING OF A PLATE, SAID APPARATUS INCLUDING A RESERVOIR FOR AN ELECTROLYTE BATH; AN ELECTRODE SUBMERGED IN SAID BATH; A RACK FOR SUPPORTING SAID PLATE IN SAID BATH WITH A MAJOR SURFACE OF SAID PLATE FACING SAID ELECTRODE, SAID RACK INCLUDING A PAIR OF COOPERATING CLAMPING MECHANISMS GRIPPING OPPOSITE EDGES OF THE PLATE, AND INTERMEDIATE STRUCTURE CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID CLAMPING MECHANISMS AND HOLDING THEM IN PREDETERMINED SPACED RELATIONSHIP; AND A CURRENT SOURCE CONNECTED TO SAID ELECTRODE AND TO SAID CLAMPING MECHANISMS: THE IMPROVEMENT WHEREIN EACH OF SAID CLAMPING MECHANISMS HAS AN ELONGATED OPENFACED PLATE RECEIVING NOTCH DEFINED IN PART BY LATERALLY SPACED ELONGATED INTERIOR WALL SURFACES WITH ONE OF SAID SURFACES BEING FORMED OF CURRENT CONDUCTING MATERIAL

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