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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
William Ebert, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25B 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C25B 9/00 ;
Abstract
A spacer mechanism which is used to separate electrodes within an electrowinning process. The spacers have a central body portion which defines the distancing between the electrodes and at least four sloping arms extending from the central body. The arms are used to move the electrodes to the top of the central body of the spacer, as the electrodes are being placed next to each other. Each of the arms is ideally narrow so that the “footprint” of the spacer is minimized. The small “footprint” causes minimal disruption of the electrical flow between the electrodes so that the electro-deposition process proceeds in a uniform manner.