Patent ID: 7481911

Claim:
A fluorine electrolytic cell comprising: an anode connection member having an end portion; a skirt wall structure having a top plate, said top plate having an aperture, said anode connection member passing through said aperture; a skirt wall top plate closure member being in sealing engagement with said skirt wall top plate, said skirt wall top plate closure member being in electrical communication with said anode connection member to constitute an anode connection to said fluorine electrolytic cell; and a non-conductive spacer member being sealingly disposed between said skirt wall top plate closure member and an outer surface of said skirt wall top plate, wherein said end portion of said anode connection member is retained by said skirt wall top plate closure member, said end portion of said anode connection member being spaced apart from said skirt wall top plate and said aperture by said spacer member and said skirt wall top plate closure member.