Abstract: There is disclosed an improved wiper head comprising a laminated wiper including a plurality of discrete layers of a fibrous material, an inner resilient solid block layer, and means for bonding said discrete layers to said resilient solid block layer to provide a unitary structure. The wiper includes an outermost layer in contact with the wire and a plurality of inner fibrous layers spaced from the wire and located between the outermost layer and the resilient solid block layer. A wiper holder is mounted adjacent the exit end of the tank and includes means for supporting the wiper in a path of movement of the wire so that the wiper outermost layer removes excess plating material from the wire.

Abstract: There is disclosed an improved wiper head which includes a laminated wiper including a plurality of discrete layers of a fibrous material and means for bonding the layers to provide a unitary structure. A wiper holder is mounted adjacent an exit end of a tank and includes structure for supporting the wiper in a path of movement of the wire so that the wiper removes excess plating material from the wire.