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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 1978
Filed:
Feb. 04, 1977
Applicant:
Inventor:
George Jackson, Sheffield, GB;
Assignee:
British Steel Corporation, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C21D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
266103 ; 6518 / ; 432-8 ;
Abstract
A furnace for continuously heat treating metallic strip comprises a substantially flat horizontal entry floatation table having a trailing portion which inclines downwardly towards the base of a floatation trough. The trough extends along substantially the full length of the heating zone furnace. An exit table includes a leading portion which inclines upwardly from the base of the trough to a generally horizontal flat floatation surface. Entry and exit seals are positioned above the entry and exit tables respectively.