Electroplating anode structure

Claim 1

AN ANODE STRUCTURE FOR CHRONIUM ELECTROPLATING A CYLINDRICAL CATHODE SURFACE OF A CRANK PIN AS IT ROTATES IN A CIRCULAR PATH IN A VERTICAL PLANE, WHICH INCLUDES: TWO LATERALLY SPACED INVERTED SUBSTANTIALLY U-SHAPED SHEETS FABRICATED FROM AN ELECTRICAL INSULATING ACID-RESISTANT MATERIAL, WHICH SHEETS ARE FORMED WITH HORIZONTAL LOWER EDGES ON WHICH SAID ANODE MAY BE SUPPORTED IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION WHEN NOT IN USE; MEANS FOR MAINTAINING SAID SHEETS INCLUDING THE LOWER PORTIONS THEREOF IN A PREDETERMINED LATERALLY SPACED RELATIONSHIP; A PLURALITY OF CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED, TRANSVERSELY DISPOSED SHAFTS EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID SHEETS; A PLURALITY OF ROLLERS MOUNTED ON SAID SHAFTS, SAID ROLLERS ADAPTED TO ROTATABLY CONTACT SAID CYLINDRICAL SURFACE AND MAINTAIN SAID SHEETS AT A FIXED PREDETERMINED DISTANCE THEREFROM; A PLURALITY OF ANODE PLATES; ELECTRICAL INSULATING MEANS SEPARATING SAID PLATES; MEANS FOR REMOVABLY SUPPORTING SAID PLATES IN FIXED, CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED, RADIALLY DISPOSED POSITIONS BETWEEN SAID SIDE WALLS IN SUFFICIENT QUANTITY AS TO PROVIDE A DESIRED AREA RATIO BETWEEN SAID ANODE AND SAUD SURFACE; AND ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY MEANS THAT SUPPLY SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME POTENTIAL FOR EACH OF SAID ANODE PLATES.