Article holder for electrodepositing coatings on articles

Abstract

Abstract AN ARTICLE HOLDER FOR SUPPORTING ARTICLES WHILE BEING SUBJECTED TO ELECTRODEPOSITING ACTION, SUCH AS ELECTROPLATING, WHICH IS COMPOSED OF A RELATIVELY THICK PAD OR SHEET OF RESILIENTLY COMPRESSIBLE, ELECTRICALLY INSULATING MATERIAL HAVING EMBEDDED THEREIN ONE OR MORE WOVEN WIRE MESH SCREEN BEING IN PLANES PARALLEL TO AND SPACED APART FROM ONE ANOTHER AND TO THE OPPOSITE SURFACES OF THE SHEET. FOR RETAINING THE ARTICLES IN PLACE DURING DURING THIS OPERATION, THE INSULATING SHEET IS DRILLED OR OTHERWISE SHAPED TO PROVIDE HOLES EACH OPENING OUT ON AT LEAST ONE SURFACE OF THE SHEET AND EXTENDING THROUGH THE EMBEDDED WIRE SCREENS SO THAT SEVERED WIRES ARE EXPOSED IN THE HOLES. ARTICLES TO BE SUBJECTED TO ELECTRODEPOSITING ACTION ARE SHAPED WITH A PART THEREOF WHICH IS SNUGLY RECEIVED IN A HOLE AND HELD OR RETAINED IN THIS MANNER ON THE HOLDER WHLE OTHER EXPOSED AREAS OF THE ARTICLE RECEIVE THE ELECTRODEPOSITED COATING. THE INSERTED PART OF EACH SUCH ARTICLE IS ENGAGED BY THE EXPOSED SEVERED WIRES OF THE SCREENS TO FORM AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION THEREWITH. PROVISION IS MADE FOR ELECTRICALLY CONNECTING EACH SUCH EMBEDDED WIRE SCREEN TO AN EXTERNAL SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY.

Inventors

• 👤 Donald W Coir

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