Apparatus for electrolytic treatment of slide fasteners

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC TREATMENT OF A CLOSED SLIDE FASTENER HAVING METALLIC INTERENGAGING SLIDE FASTENER ELEMENTS SECURED TO FABRIC TAPES COMPRISING A TANK ADAPTED FOR CONTAINING AN ELECTROLYTIC BATH, AN ELONGATED METALLIC CONDUCTOR STATIONARILY MOUNTED WITHIN SAID TANK, SAID CONDUCTOR BEING ADAPTED FOR SERVING AS A RAIL OVER WHICH SUCCESSIVE COMPLETELY SUBMERGED LENGTHS OF SAID CLOSED SLIDE FASTENER MAY BE MOVED WITH SAID INTERENGAGING SLIDE FASTENER ELEMENTS IN SLIDING ELECTRICAL LINE CONTACT WITH SAID CONDUCTOR AND WITH ALL AREAS THEREOF EXPOSED TO ELECTROLYTIC TREATMENT EXCEPT AT THE LINES OF SAID ELECTRIC CONTACT AND MEANS FOR FRICTIONALLY ENGAGING THE OPPOSED TAPE SECTIONS OF THE SLIDE FASTENER LENGTHS SUCCESSIVELY OVERLYING SAID CONDUCTOR MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID TAPE ENGAGING MEANS, SAID ENGAGING MEANS BEING CAPABLE OF BEING ACTUATED BY SAID DRIVING MEANS FOR GUIDING AND PROGRESSIVELY PUSHING SAID SLIDE FASTENER ALONG AND PRESSING THE SAME AGAINST SAID CONDUCTOR WITH SAID INTERENENGAGING SLIDE FASTENER ELEMENTS IN SLIDING ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH SAID CONDUCTOR AND EXPOSED TO TREATMENT AS AFORESAID.