Abstract: An arrangement for an electrical connector is disclosed comprising a first conductor member, an oppositely spaced second conductor member, a reticulated electrical interface therebetween, and means for fastening together the first and second members and the reticulated electrical interface. In one embodiment the arrangement comprises a high current bus connector. In another arrangement an electrolytic cell is provided. The reticulated interface comprises a network of open-pore cells constructed of an electrically-conductive material. The arrangement is preferably assembled such that the reticulated network is compressed between the first and second conductor members to deform and mateably engage the members for close, current-communicative cooperation therebetween. In another embodiment of the present invention, the reticulate interface material includes side wall portions having a plurality of reticulate edge points on the side wall surfaces.

Abstract: An improved multi-layer electrode gasket comprising an outboard layer of a material having a combination of a Type A Shore Scale Durometer hardness (ASTM Specification D-2240-75) ranging from about 40 to about 70 and a Compression Set (ASTM Specification D-395-69-Method A) of zero plus to about 40 percent with an inboard barrier layer of a material which is corrosion-resistant, noncontaminating and stable upon contact with the electrolyte in conjunction with the electrode chamber in which it is used.