Polarity reversing switch for electroplating equipment

Claim 1

A POLARITY-REVERSING SWITCH KFOR ELECTROPLATING COMPRISING: (A) A SUPPORT FOR COAXIALLY MOUNTING ALIGNED FIRST AND SECOND BUS-BAR MOUNTING PANELS, (B) SAID FIRST MOUNTING PANEL HAVING TWO ALIGNED PAIRS OF SPACED PARALLEL BUS-BARS MOUNTED ON ONE FACE THEREOF, EACH OF SAID PAIRS OF BUS-BARS SPACED AN EQUAL DISTANCE FROM THE COMMON AXIS OF SAID PANELS, (C) SAID SECOND MOUNTING PANEL HAVING A THIRD PAIR OF PARALLEL BUS-BARS MOUNTED ON THE FACE THEREOF OPPOSITE TO SAID FACE OF SAID FIRST MOUNTING PANEL, EACH BUS-BAR OF SAID THIRD PAIR HAVING RESPECTIVE LENGTHS SUFFICIENT TO SPAN THE GAPS BETWEEN CORRESPONDING BUSBARS OF EACH PAIR OF SAID TWO PAIRS OF BUS-BARS, AND (D) SHAFT MEANS SECURED TO ONE OF SAID PANELS, SAID SHAFT MEANS HAVING A MANUALLY OPERATED MEANS PIVOTALLY CONNECTED THERETO FOR EFFECTING RELATIVE ROTATIVE AND AXIAL SHIFTING OF SAID PANELS, WHEREBY SAID THIRD PAIR OF BUS-BARS, IN ONE POSITION, SPANS SAID GAPS BETWEEN SAID TWO PAIRS OF BUS-BARS, AND IN ANOTHER POSITION, SPANS THE GAPS BETWEEN THE SAME PAIRS OF SAID TWO PAIRS OF BUS-BARS.