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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 27, 1995
Stephen Gradowski, Sharon, CT (US);
Whyco Chromium Company, Inc., Thomaston, CT (US);
Abstract
A barrel for chemically treating parts having a perforated side panel for retaining the parts within the barrel while permitting passage of a bath solution into the barrel. The panel comprises a base and a plurality of perforated sections on the base, with each perforated section containing a plurality of openings in the base for passage of the solution. A plurality of ribs extends outwardly from one surface of the base, wherein the ribs separate each of the perforated sections from an adjacent perforated section. The ribs are comprised of individual rib segments, with each rib segment separating one perforated section from an adjacent perforated section. Each of the rib segments intersect at a point with at least one other rib segment between adjacent perforated sections. At each of the intersection points, at least one rib segment terminates with other rib segments, the terminating rib segment being non-colinearly oriented with respect to other intersecting ribs to provide bracing for another intersecting rib segment. Preferably, three of the rib segments intersect at the intersection point between adjacent perforated panel sections. The perforated panel sections may be rectilinear, circular or hexagonal in shape.