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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 10, 1996
Manuel G Santoyo, Tucson, AZ (US);
James A Murray, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Graeme Alexander, Tucson, AZ (US);
Ron Tix, Hastings, MN (US);
Dale F Halter, Fremont, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
An electrolytic processing tank contains alternating cathodes and anodes. Each anode carries a sealing unit on either side thereof. The sealing units include flexible U-shaped sealing members which are in surface contact with neighboring cathodes. A sealing member which is T-shaped as seen in an end view is positioned adjacent the end of each anode. Each T-shaped member has a leg whose thickness is the same as that of the anodes, and a crosspiece which extends partway along the leg. The leg is aligned with a neighboring anode, and the end of the leg remote from the crosspiece abuts the anode. The crosspiece projects beyond the opposite end of the leg to form a flexible flap which establishes a seal with a wall of the processing tank. The crosspieces of neighboring T-shaped members overlap one another.