Patent ID: 7384522

Claim:
A loading apparatus for use in electroplating processes, comprising: a container comprising a front wall, a back wall, a first sidewall, a second sidewall and a base having an interior area comprising a first receptacle and a second receptacle separated by a dividing wall; an h-beam comprising a first lip and a second lip is disposed contiguous to and transverses said first sidewall and said second sidewall, and disposed upon said dividing wall; a first cover defined by a first perimeter and comprising a plurality of first apertures designed to sealingly receive an airfoil blade fitted with a gasket, and a plurality of first clamping mechanisms along said first perimeter disposed upon and aligned with said first receptacle; a second cover defined by a second perimeter and comprising a plurality of second apertures designed to sealingly receive an airfoil blade fitted with a gasket, and a plurality of second clamping mechanisms along said second perimeter disposed upon and aligned with said second receptacle; a plurality of first electrical contact assemblies disposed within a first base of said first receptacle; a plurality of second electrical contact assemblies disposed within and a second base of said second receptacle; a bus bar mounted underneath said base of said container and in contact with said plurality of electrical contact assemblies; and a round dowel comprising an attachment to an apparatus for an electroplating process secured to said bus bar opposite said base of said container.