Owens-Illinois Television Products Inc.

William F Rehring

The refractory tube controlling the flow of glass from a glass feeder bowl is combined with a rotary stirring device used to control surface cord into one unit, herein called a 'Tubex'; thereby eliminating one of the two rotary drive mechanisms and also eliminating alignment and relative rotary speed problems. The stirrers are diamond-shaped platinum-rhodium alloy blades connected to the refractory element, preferably as three, equally-spaced stirrers at a common radius on the rotated Tubex element. A novel rotary support mounting and drive for said element is provided. The Tubex is used in TV panel glass manufacturing.

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Dallas, PA, United States of America

William F Rehring