Apparatus for electrolysis of alkali metal compounds

Claim 1

IN AN APPARATUS FOR ELECTROLYSIS OF ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS, A CELL HAVING A CONDUCTING CATHODIC BOTTOM, SIDES EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM SAID BOTTOM, AND A COVER HAVING A HOLE THEREIN MOUNTED ON SAID SIDES; A RUBBER LINING COVERING THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID CELL, THE RUBBER LINING EXTENDING THROUGH SAID HOLE AND COVERING THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID COVER ADJACENT SAID HOLE; AN ANODE POSITIONED WITHIN SAID CELL; AND MEANS FOR ADJUSTABLY POSITIONING SAID ANODE ABOVE SAID CONDUCTING CATHODIC BOTTOM DURING OPERATION OF SAID CELL COMPRISING A SUPPORTING STRUCTURE MOUNTED ON SAID CELL, SAID SUPPORTING STRUCTURE HAVING A HORIZONTAL MEMBER ABOVE SAID COVER WITH AN UPPER SURFACE AND A LOWER SURFACE, A THREADED METAL LEAD-IN ATTACHED TO SAID ANODE AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY THROUGH SAID COVER HOLE, AN ADJUSTING NUT THREADED ON SAID LEAD-IN AND ENGAGING THE UPPER SURFACE OF SAID HORIZONTAL MEMBER FOR THE ADJUATABLE SUSPENSION OF SAID ANODE ABOVE SAID CONDUCTING CATHODIC BOTTOM, A FLEXIBLE RUBBER SLEEVE HAVING ITS LOWER PORTION IN SEALING CONTACT WITH THE PORTION OF SAID RUBBER LINING COVERING THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID COVER SAID RUBBER SLEEVE SURROUNDING SAID LEAD-IN UPWARDLY OF SAID COVER, ADJUSTABLE MEANS EXTENDING BETWEEN THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID SLEEVE AND THE LOWER SURFACE OF SAID HORIZONTAL MEMBER FOR PRESSING SAID SLEEVE AND SAID RUBBER LINING INTO TIGHT SEALING CONTACT, AND MEANS IN ENGAGEMENT WITH THE UPPER PORTION OF SAID RUBBER SLEEVE FOR FORMING A SEAL BETWEEN SAID UPPER PORTION OF SAID SLEEVE AND SAID LEAD-IN.