Patent ID: 6483036
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: C25C

Abstract:
An arrangement for spacing electrodes in an electrolytic bath comprising:at least one electrode having a first side, an opposite second side and an opening extending between said first side and said second side; and at least one spacer passing through said opening, said at least one spacer having an upper end provided with a confining part which is at least partially disposed on said first side of said at it least one electrode, and said at least one spacer further including a spacing part which is at least partially disposed on said second side of said at least one electrode to separate said at least one electrode from a neighboring electrode, said confining part having a first surface portion which faces said first side of said at least one electrode, an upward facing second surface portion and an upward facing edge which bridges said first surface portion and said second surface portion, said edge at least approximating a knife-edge, and said second surface portion having a slope to permit sliding of an electrode along said second surface portion.