Stripping apparatus for use in cathode base plate for electrolytic refining

摘要

A stripping apparatus for use with a cathode base plate for electrolytic refining comprises a supporting means for holding a cathode plate in an upright position; a pair of stripping means having sharpened wedges mounted on their heads and including elastic means for actuating said stripping means so that the wedges may be spaced apart or draw toward each other, said wedges being arranged to move along the cathode base plate from its upper part to its lower part; working means for moving said stripping means; and controlling means for causing the stripping means to be drawn toward each other so that the wedges which are initially spaced from the surfaces of the base plate owing to the spacing movement of the stripping means engage the surface of the base plate and thereafter the stripping means are moved apart so that said wedges may be kept spaced from the surfaces of the base plate.