Electroplating machine

Claim 1

AN ELECTROPLATING MACHINE COMPRISING A PLATING BARREL ROTATABLE ABOUT A GENERALLY HORIZONTAL AXIS IN PLATING AND DISCHARGE DIRECTION, SAID BARREL HAVING OPPOSITE END WALLS, SAID END WALLS HAVING CENTRA OPENINGS GENERALLY CONCENTRIC WITH SAIS HORIZONTAL AXIS, ONE OF SAID OPENINGS PROVIDING DRAINAGE AND DELINEATING THE LIQUID LEVEL OF A PLATING BATH IN A BARREL,THE BARREL ADAPTED TO CONTAIN A BATCH OF PARTS IN THE PRESENCE OF A PLATING BATH, CATHODE MEANS WITHIN THE BARREL CONDUCTING THE CATHODE SIDE OF A PLATING CIRCUIT TO THE BATCH OF PARTS, AN ANODE BASKET MOUNTED WITHIN THE BARREL ROTATABLE THEREWITH AND ADAPTED TO CONTAIN A BATCH OF METALLIC ANODE PIECES, MEANS CONDUCTING THE ANODE SIDE OF THE PLATING CIRCUIT TO SAID BATCH OF ANODE PIECES, THE ANODE BASKET BEING GENERALLY CONCENTRIC TO THE SAID HORIZONTAL AXIS OF ROTATION AND HAVING A PERIPHERY PASSING THROUGH THE LEVEL OF A PLATING BATH DELINEATEN BY SAID CENTRAL OPENING, WHEREBY THE PLATING CIRCUIT IS COMPLETED FROM THE BATCH OF ANODE PIECES TO THE BATCH OF PARTS THROUGH THE PLATING BATH WITH THE ANODE PIECES AND PARES MAINTAININED IN A STATE OF AGITATION, A CHARGING CONE HAVING A CHARGING SCOOP MOUNTED ON ONE END WALL OF THE BARREL AND COMMUNICATING WITH THE CENTRAL OPENING THEREOF, SAID CHARGING SCOOP ADVANCING PARTS TO BE PLATED THROUGH SAID CENTRAL OPENING INTO THE PLATING BARREL DURING ROTATION THEREOF IN PLATING DIRECTION, AND A DISCHARGE TUBE MOUNTED ON THE OPPOSITE END WALL OF THE PLATING BARREL AND COMMUNICATING WITH THE INTERIOR OF THE BARREL AT THE PERIPHERY THEREOF, SAID DISCHARGE TUBE DISCGARGING THE PLATED PARTS FROM THE BARREL DURING ROTATION THEREOF IN SAID DISCHARGE DIRECTION AFTER THE PLATING OPERATION IS COMPLETED.