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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 1996
Filed:
Jan. 18, 1995
Michael S Showalter, Florence, SC (US);
David L Pierce, Timmonsville, SC (US);
Stephen A Engel, Florence, SC (US);
Raymond C Smith, Florence, SC (US);
The ESAB Group, Inc., Florence, SC (US);
Abstract
A lower block assembly for a thermochemical scarfing apparatus which comprises a base member and an extension releasably joined to the base member. The extension includes a continuous slot across its longitudinal length for delivering a stream of fuel gas onto the metal workpiece during the scarfing operation, and the base member and extension include a gas delivery system for delivering fuel gas to the slot at a substantially uniform rate along the entire longitudinal length of the slot and so as to achieve a uniform scarfing operation and a smooth scarfed surface across the width of the workpiece.