Rack for coating components

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8956514-B2
Application number	US-201213672868-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 9, 2012
Priority date	Nov 9, 2012
Publication date	Feb 17, 2015
Grant date	Feb 17, 2015

Abstract

Some embodiments relate to a rack for coating components. The rack includes a horizontal top bar and a horizontal bottom bar. A first side bar electrically connects the horizontal top bar with the horizontal bottom bar and a second side bar electrically connects the horizontal top bar with the horizontal bottom bar. The horizontal bottom bar and the horizontal top bar are configured to be connected to the components, and the horizontal bottom bar is configured to be electrically connected to the components.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A rack for coating components comprising:
a horizontal top bar;
a horizontal bottom bar;
a first side bar electrically connecting the horizontal top bar with the horizontal bottom bar;
a second side bar electrically connecting the horizontal top bar with the horizontal bottom bar; and
wherein the horizontal bottom bar is configured to be electrically connected to a bottom portion of a component at the same time an upper portion of the component is connected to the horizontal top bar, wherein the horizontal bottom bar includes a structural member that connects the first side bar with the second side bar, and a grounding insert that is detachably connected to the structural member and electrically connected to the first and second side bars, wherein the structural member is formed as a channel such that the grounding insert is within the channel when the grounding insert is fastened to the structural member.

2. The rack of claim 1 , wherein the horizontal top bar and the horizontal bottom bar are linear.

3. The rack of claim 1 , wherein the first side bar and the second side bar are linear.

4. The rack of claim 3 , wherein the first side bar and the second side bar are vertical.

5. The rack of claim 3 , wherein first side bar, the second side bar, the horizontal top bar and the horizontal bottom bar are connected together in a rectangular shape.

6. The rack of claim 1 , wherein the components are adapted to be secured to the grounding insert.

7. The rack of claim 6 , wherein the grounding insert includes a horizontal section that extends between a first side section and a second side section, and wherein a first set of components is adapted to be secured to the first side section and a second set of components is adapted to be secured to the second side section.

8. The rack of claim 1 , further comprising a spring that is adapted to secure the components to the horizontal bottom bar such that the spring electrically connects the components to the horizontal bottom bar.

9. The rack of claim 8 , further comprising a hook that is adapted to be attached between the components and the spring such that the hook electrically connects the components to the spring.

10. A rack for coating components comprising:
a horizontal top bar;
a horizontal bottom bar;
a first side bar electrically connecting the horizontal top bar with the horizontal bottom bar;
a second side bar electrically connecting the horizontal top bar with the horizontal bottom bar; and
wherein the horizontal bottom bar is configured to be electrically connected to the components, wherein the horizontal bottom bar includes a structural member that connects the first side bar with the second side bar, and a grounding insert that is detachably connected to the structural member and electrically connected to the first and second side bars, wherein the grounding insert includes a first portion that is electrically connected to the first side bar and a second portion that is electrically connected to the second side bar, wherein the first portion of the grounding insert is fastened to the structural member and the second portion of the grounding insert is fastened to the structural member, wherein the first portion of the grounding insert includes a threaded opening such that a fastener extends through the structural member to be secured by the threaded opening and fasten the first portion of the grounding insert to the structural member, wherein the structural member includes a slot and the first portion of the grounding insert includes a tab such that the first portion of the grounding insert is aligned relative to the structural member when the tab is inserted through the slot.

11. The rack of claim 10 , wherein the tab includes a projection that supports the grounding insert as the fastener is inserted into the threaded opening.

12. The rack of claim 11 , wherein the threaded opening is aligned relative to the structural member when the tab engages an end of the slot.

13. A rack for coating components comprising:
a horizontal top bar;
a horizontal bottom bar;
a first side bar electrically connecting the horizontal top bar with the horizontal bottom bar;
a second side bar electrically connecting the horizontal top bar with the horizontal bottom bar;
wherein the horizontal bottom bar is configured to be electrically connected to the components; and
a load member that is attached to at least one of the horizontal top member and the first and second side members such that load member is positioned above the horizontal top member, wherein the horizontal top member, the horizontal bottom member and the first and second side members hang from the load member and are electrically connected to the load member, wherein the load member includes a first vertical support member at one end of the load member and a second vertical support member at an opposing end of the load member, wherein the first vertical support member is configured to be received by a first portion of a carrier and the second vertical support member is configured to be received by a second portion of the carrier, wherein the first and second vertical support members align the load member relative to the carrier.

Assignees

• Kohler Co

Inventors

• Hocevar John Michael
• Hanmann Jr William J

Classifications

• C25D17/08 Primary

  Supporting} racks {, i.e. not for suspending · CPC title

• C25D13/22

  Servicing or operating {apparatus or multistep processes} · CPC title