Electroplating barrel with integral electrodes

Claim 1

IN A PLASTIC ELECTROPLATING BARREL HAVING A PERFORATED BODY PORTION WHICH IS HOLLOW RECEIVE ARTICLES TO BE PLATED AND WHICH CARRIES CONDUCTIVE STRIPS IN ITS SIDE WALLS, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING END PLATE ASSEMBLIES FOR ROTATABLY SUPPORTING SAID BARREL AND FOR RECEIVING AT LEAST ONE STATIONARY ELECTRODE PLUG, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID END PLATE ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING A CIRCULAR PLASTIC DISC, A CIRCULAR METALLIC PLATE INTEGRALLY LAMINATED IN SAID PLASTIC DISC, SCREWS CONNECTING THE PERIPHERAL PORTION OF SAID PLATE WITH SAID CONDUCTIVE STRIPS RESPECTIVELY, SAID METALLIC PLATE HAVING A CENTRAL OPENING FOR RECEIVING THE INNER END OF SAID ELECTRODE PLUG, AN ANNULAR PLASTIC HUB BONDED TO SAID PLASTIC DISC AND DEFINING A CIRULAR CAVITY THEREBETWEEN, SAID HUB DEFINING A CYLINDRICAL BEARING SURFACE FOR ROTABLY SUPPORTING SAID BARREL, A MATALLIC SECOND PLATE IN SAID CIRCULAR CAVITY, SAID SECOND PLATE HAVING A CENTRAL OPENING FOR RECEIVING SAID STATIONARY ELECTRODE PLUG, AND SCREWS CONNECTING THE PERIPHERAL PORTION SAID SECOND PLATE WITH SAID FIRST PLATE TO REDUCE THE ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE BETWEEN SAID CONDUCTIVE STRIPS AND SAID ELECTRODE PLUG.