Self aligning electrolysis cell

Claim 1

IN A FUSED SALT ELECTROLYSIS CEL HAVING A PLURALITY OF VERTICALLY ALIGNED ANODES MOUNTED AT THE BOTTOM OF SAID CELL, AND HAVING FURTHER INDIVIDUAL ELEMENTS CONCENTRIC WITH AND SURROUNDING EACH OF SAID ANODES, SAID ELEMENTS BEING SUSCEPTIBLE TO DISPLACEMENT DUE TO THERMALLY INDUCED STRESSES PRODUCED DURING OPERATION OF SAID CELL, IN IMPROVED SUPPORT AND ALIGNING SYSTEM FOR THE SAID ELEMENTS COMPRISING A COMMON SUPPORT MEMBER THEREFOR, THE ELEMENTS BEING ATTACHED TO SAID SUPPORT MEMBER THEREFOR, SUPPORT MEMBER HAVING PROJECTIONS EXTENDING BEYOND THE NORMAL CONFINES OF SAID CELL, SAID PROJECTIONS BEING AT LEAST THREE IN NUMBER AND INCLUDING BOTTOM GUIDES IN A HORIZONTAL PLANE, GUIDE SUPPORTS FOR ENGAGEMENT OF SAID BOTTOM GUIDES, AND MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BOTTOM GUIDES AND GUIDE SUPPORTS, SAID MEANS BEING ADAPTED TO PERMIT RELATIVE MOVEMENT TO THE BOTTOM GUIDES ONLY IN A DIRECTION RADIAL TO THE CENTER OF THE CELL, WHEREBY THERMAL INDUCED DIMENSIONAL CHANGES RESULT IN SUBSTANTIAL MAINTENANCE OF THE LATERAL ORIENTATION OF SAID ELEMENTS.