Plating rack

Claim 1

A RACK FOR SUSPENDING ARTICLES TO BE ELECTROPLATED IN AN ELECTROPLATING BATH COMPRISING A CURRENT CONDUCTING RACK BAR ADAPTED TO BE IMMERSED IN SAID BATH AND TO MAKE CONTACT WITH AN ELECTRIC CIRCUIT EXTERNAL OF THE BATH, THE PORTION OF SAID BAR IMMERSED IN SAID BATH BEING COVERED WITH A LAYER OF CORROSION RESISTANT INSULATION, AND MEANS FOR SUPPORTING THE ARTICLES TO BE PLATED AT SELECTED POSITIONS LONGITUDINALLY ON SAID BAR, SAID MEANS COMPRISING A HOLDER MEMBER SURROUNDING SAID BAR, A PAIR OF INDEPENDENT DETACHABLE ARTICLE SUPPORTING CURRENT CONDUCTING INSULATED ARMS DISPOSED ADJACENT TO AND ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID BAR AND WITHIN SAID HOLDER MEMBER AND EACH EXTENDING DIVERGENTLY OUTWARDLY FROM AND TRANSVERSELY OF AID BAR, THE OUTER EXTREMITIES OF SAID ARMS BEING UNISULATED FOR SUPPRTING AND MAKING ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH THE ARTICLES TO BE PLATED, EACH ARM HAVING A POINTED CONTACT PIN CONNECTED THERETO AND PROJECTING INWARDLY TOWARD SAID BAR FROM THE PART OF EACH ARM THAT LIES ADJACENT SAID BAR, SCREW MEANS THREDED INTO SAID HOLDER AND BEARING AGAINST ONE OF SAID ARMS OPPOSITE SAID PINS, SAID SCREW MEANS BEING ADJUSTABLY THREADABLE IN SAID HOLDER WHEREBY TO APPLY PRESSURE AGAINST SAID ARMS TO CAUSE EACH CONTACT PIN TO PENETRATE INSULATION ON SAID BAR AND MAKE ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH SAID BAR.