Electrolytic honing device

Claim 1

AN ABRADING DEVICE FOR FINISHING METALLIC SURFACES COMPRISING: (A) A TOOL BODY, (B) AT LEAST ONE ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE CATHODE SHOE CARRIED BY SAID BODY IN CONFRONTING SPACED RELATION TO A PORTION OF AN ANODE WORK SURFACE, (C) MEANS FOR FLOWING AN ELECTROLYTE BETWEEN THE WORK SURFACE AND SAID CATHODE SHOE, (D) MEANS FOR PASSING AN ELECTRIC CURRENT FROM SAID WORK SURFACE TO SAID CATHODE SHOE THROUGH SAID ELECTROLYTE, (E) MEANS FOR MAINTAINING SAID CONDUCTIVE CATHODE SHOE IN FIXED RELATION TO THE WORK SURFACE AS MATERIAL IS REMOVED FROM SAID WORK SURFACE, (F) ABRASIVE MEANS CARRIED BY SAID BODY IN ELECTRICALLY NON-CONDUCTIVE RELATION TO SAID CATHODE SHOE AND ENGAGEABLE WITH A PORTION OF SAID WORK SURFACE OTHER THAN THAT CONFRONTED BY SAID BODY AT ANY ONE TIME, (G) MEANS FOR MOVING SAID ABRASIVE MEANS OVER THE WORK SURFACE TO ABRADE THE WORK SURFACE, (H) MEANS FOR MOVING SAID CATHODE SHOE RELATIVE TO SAID TOOL BODY, AND (I) MEANS FOR MOVING SAID ABRASIVE MEANS TOWARD THE WORK SURFACE INDEPENDENTLY OF SAID CATHODE SHOE AND RELATIVE TO SAID TOOL BODY.