Patent ID: 6352622
Filing Date: 2002-03-05
Classification: C25B,C25C

Abstract:
An electrolytic cell containing a compound electrode and an electrolyte, said electrode comprising a lead electrode base and a metal mesh surface member combined with said lead electrode base, which lead base has a broad surface, with said metal mesh surface member having a multitude of voids, which mesh member is in electrically conductive contact with said lead base, which metal mesh member has a front major face and a back major face, with the back major face of said metal mesh member facing said lead base broad surface and wherein said mesh surface member is combined with said lead base in electrical contact, whereby a portion of said lead base broad surface is retained in exposed form by said multitude of mesh member voids, while said metal mesh surface member at said broad surface projects a coated face from said lead base and presents an active surface in mesh form for said compound electrode.