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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. 27, 1996
Filed:
May. 12, 1995
Jesse C Johnston, Jr, Carroll, OH (US);
James S Kulig, Lancaster, OH (US);
Steven F Lewis, Lancaster, OH (US);
Eric C Collet, Columbus, OH (US);
Mark J Sepela, Reynoldsburg, OH (US);
Michael L Meuller, Circleville, OH (US);
The Babcock & Wilcox Company, New Orleans, LA (US);
Abstract
A retractable sootblower having an open frame. The frame includes an inboard end wall, an outboard end wall and a pair of opposingly positioned side panels. The side panels are seamless and mounted to interconnect the inboard and outboard end walls together. The side panels cooperating with the end walls to generally define a rectangularly shaped structure which encloses the carriage and lance tube of the sootblower. The generally open top and bottom of the frame allows for substantially unobstructed access from above and below to the carriage and lance tube. The sootblower also includes a dry lance hub which eliminates various problems associated with lubricant deterioration.