Patent ID: 7223324

Claim:
In a capping board for use to support hanging legs of anodes and cathodes within adjacent electrolytic cells, said capping board having a given length and comprising: a main body having a bottom surface shaped to fit onto upper edges of said adjacent cells and a top surface; a first set of spaced part insulating blocks projecting from said top surface, said first set of blocks extending in line all over the length of the capping board on one side of the main body; and a second set of spaced part insulating blocks projecting from said top surface, said second set of blocks extending also in line all over the length of the capping board at a given lateral distance from the first set of blocks; said two sets of blocks forming two rows that together define a central path on said top surface; each of said blocks having a recess forming an upwardly and laterally opening compartment to receive and support one of the hanging legs of said anodes and cathodes; the improvement wherein said capping board also comprises: a plurality of separating walls projecting upwardly from its top surface, said separating walls extending transversally across the central path and dividing said central path into a plurality of separate segments in which separate contact bars may respectively be positioned.