DOUBLE CONTACT BAR INSULATOR ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTROWINNING OF A METAL AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
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1. An electrolytic cell contact bar comprising:
- a first pole; and
a pair of second poles, said second poles opposite in charge to said first pole, each of said pair of second poles adjacent to and parallel to said first pole.
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Abstract
In various embodiments, the present invention provides an electrolytic cell contact bar having a first pole and a pair of second poles. The second poles are opposite in charge to the first pole and each of the pair of second poles are adjacent to and parallel to the first pole. In various embodiments, the contact bar may include an electrode holder capable of holding at least one electrode.
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1. An electrolytic cell contact bar comprising:
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a first pole; and a pair of second poles, said second poles opposite in charge to said first pole, each of said pair of second poles adjacent to and parallel to said first pole. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system of electrolytic cells, the system comprising:
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a wall shared by a pair of electrolytic cells; a first pole located on a top portion of said wall; two second poles located on a top portion of said wall, said first pole opposite in charge from said second poles; and a contact bar on top of said wall, said contact bar operably coupled to said first pole and said second poles; at least one first conducting plate in each of said electrolytic cells, said first conducting plate held in said contact bar and operably coupled to said first pole; and at least one second conducting plate in each of said electrolytic cells, said second conducting plate held by said contact bar, said second conducting plate in one of said pair of electrolytic cells operably coupled to one of said second poles, and said second conducting plate in the other of said pair of electrolytic cells operably coupled to the other of said second poles. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A contact bar for supporting the extremities of a plurality of electrodes immersed into two electrolytic cells, the contact bar comprising:
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a first charged strip running along a portion of a length of said contact bar; and a pair of second charged strips adjacent to and parallel to said first charged strip. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of operating a pair of electrolytic cells, the method comprising:
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providing two electrolytic cells having a common wall and a contact bar on top of said wall, said contact bar comprising a first contact strip coupled to a first plurality of conducting members and comprising two second contact strips, a first of said second contact strips coupled to a second plurality of conducing members in a first of said two electrolytic cells and a second of said second contact strips coupled to a third plurality of conducting members in a second of said two electrolytic cells; energizing said first contact strip with a charged current; and energizing said second contact strips with an opposite charged current. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An improvement to a contact bar for an electrolytic cell useful for electrowinning a metal, the improvement comprising:
a plurality of first seats and a plurality of second seats operably securing the extremities of a plurality of electrodes into the contact bar and defining a position of each of the plurality of electrodes in a pair of electrolytic cells, said first seats and said second seats sharing a common wall and said first seats having a length of greater than half a width of the contact bar. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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