Patent ID: 6053351
Filing Date: 2000-04-25
Classification: C25D,Y10S

Abstract:
A container for receiving and confining articles that are to be plated, said container comprising:a body that has a sidewall member and a bottom member, each of said sidewall member and said bottom member having a respective external surface and also having a respective internal surface with the external surface of the bottom member having a center point, said sidewall member and said bottom member cooperating to define an internal cavity for receiving the articles, said sidewall member also defining an opening that communicates with the internal cavity and each of said sidewall member and said bottom member having a multiplicity of perforations that provide separate fluid pathways between the respective internal surface and the external surface of each of the sidewall member and the bottom member;at least one reinforcing member that is attached to the external surface of said body; anda support structure that is located adjacent to the external surface of said body, said support structure having a central member that defines an opening therein, said opening encompassing the center point of the external surface of the bottom member, said support structure also including a plurality of spokes having first and second ends, the first end of each of said spokes being respectively connected to the central member and the second end of each of said spokes being respectively connected to said reinforcing member.