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US 5,346,602 AGranted
Mobile electroplating unit
AssigneeGold Effects, Inc.
InventorDaniel A. McLaughlin
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Abstract
A compact, hand portable mobile electroplating unit provided with wheels, a seat for the user, and all of the chemical solutions and applicator equipment, including a D.C. power source, required to electroplate a metallic film on a metallic surface.
Claims27
Apparatus for plating metal surfaces, comprising:
- a support member, wheels provided on the support member to enable said member to be moved to any desired position during a metal plating operation, a seat provided for the support member to enable an operator to assume a sitting position on the support member while using the apparatus to plate a metal surface, a D.C. power source carried on the support member, a plurality of chemical solution receptacles positioned on the support member in proximal relation to the seat, and means provided on the support member for sequentially applying chemical solutions in said receptacles to a metal surface to be plated, said means being connectable to the D.C. power source for completing an electrical circuit from the D.C. power source to the metal surface to be plated.
Apparatus for electroplating gold on selected metal surfaces of metal vehicles, comprising a frame;
- wheels provided on the frame to enable it to be easily moved along the exterior of a motor vehicle;
- a seat supported on the frame to enable a user of the apparatus to assume a sitting position on the frame during the plating operation;
- a D.C. power source carried on the frame;
- a tray provided on the frame for receiving chemical solution receptacles;
- a plurality of hand manipulated applicators supported on the frame, each of the applicators having an electrical conduit connectable to the D.C. power source and a anode for conveying chemical plating solutions to a metal surface to be gold plated, and a cathode provided with an electrical conduit for connection to the D.C. power source and including a metal surface contacting member for engaging a metal surface to be gold plated thereby to complete an electrical circuit from the D.C. power source to said metal surface.
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