Connection means for anode posts and conductors to electrolytic cells

An electrolytic diaphragm cell for the electrolysis of brine, comprising:

• a. a laminated cell base having a non-metallic corrosion resistant upper layer secured to a lower metallic supporting layer and further having an exterior surface and an interior surface and a plurality of walls defining a plurality of holes communicating said interior and exterior surfaces;
• b. a cell body secured to said cell base;
• c. a plurality of diaphragm coated cathodes secured to said cell body;
• d. a plurality of anodes, each having a metallic conductive surface;
• e. a plurality of metal anode posts positioned in at least one straight row and extending through said holes of said cell base and secured to respective ones of said conducting surfaces;
• f. at least one conducting means for each of said straight rows including at least one pair of spaced conductive bars having a series of pairs of adjacent grooves for receiving and being secured to each of said anode posts in at least one of said rows responsive to the securing of each of said pairs of bars together;
• g. bus bar attachment means, secured to one end of said conducting means, for attaching a bus bar to said conducting means;
• h. a plurality of conductor leaf means, secured to said conducting means in decreasing thicknesses from said bus bar attachment means to the opposite side of said cell base, for achieving a more uniform current distribution among said anode posts;
• i. a flange secured to each of said anode posts at a position above said interior surface of said cell base, and
• j. a flanged sleeve, inserted into each of said holes of said cell base and lying between said anode post and said cell base, each of said sleeves having:
• i. a lower sleeved portion exteriorly joined to one of said walls of said cell base, and
• ii. an upper flanged portion having a bottom joined to said interior surface.