Apparatus for electrocoating striplike material

Claim 1

IN APPARATUS FOR PROGRESSIVELY ELECTROLPLATING STRIP, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING, A TANK FOR HOLDING A BATH OF ELECTROPLATING SOLUTION, MEANS FOR MOVING THE STRIP ALONG A HORIZONTAL PATH ACROSS THE TANK FROM THE ENTRY END TO THE EXIT END WHEREBY THE MOVING STRIP DRAGS ELECTROLPLATING SOLUTION IN THE DIRECTION OF STRIP TRAVEL, MEANS FOR SUPPLYING ELECTROPLATING SOLUTION TO THE TANK AN ELECTROPLATING ANODE DISPOSED IN SAID TANK BELOW THE PATH OF THE STRIP, SAID TANK HAVING A BOTTOM WALL, SIDE WALLS EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM THE BOTTOM WALL, ABOVE THE PATH OF THE STRIP ACROSS THE TANK FOR PREVENTING SPILLAGE OF ELECTROPLATING SOLUTION ACROSS THE SIDE WALLS, AN ENTRY END WALL EXTENDING OF THE STRIP AND TERMINATWALL TOWARD THE PATH OF THE STRIP AND BELOW TERMINATING BELOW THE PATH OF THE STRIP AND BELOW THE SIDE WALLS, SAID TANK BEING FREE OF MEANS PREVENTING THE SPILLAGE OF SOLUTION ACROSS THE TOP OF THE ENTRY END WALL AND SAID ENTRY END WALL FORMING A DISCHARGE WEIR FOR THE SOLUTION AT THE ENTRANCE END OF THE TANK, AND AN EXIT WALL AT THE EXIT END OF THE TANK EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM THE BOTTOM