Patent ID: 8597477

Claim:
A contact bar assembly comprising: a base cap board, wherein the base cap board comprises holes to promote drainage of electrolyte solution; a primary bar having a plurality of primary bar structures for receiving and forming multiple lines of contact with a portion of a cathode assembly; a first auxiliary bar having a first plurality of auxiliary bar structures; a second auxiliary bar having a second plurality of auxiliary bar structures, wherein each of the first and second plurality of auxiliary bar structures is configured for receiving and forming multiple lines of contact with a portion of an anode assembly; and a top cap board, wherein the base cap board comprises a first slot to receive the primary bar, a second slot to receive the first auxiliary bar, and a third slot to receive the second auxiliary bar, wherein the second slot and third slot are located on either side of and parallel to the first slot, and wherein the top cap board comprises a first plurality of openings to receive the plurality of primary bar structures and a second plurality of openings to receive the plurality of auxiliary bar structures.