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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 21, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
William A Carter, Munster, IN (US);
John A Tanski, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Ismael G Saucedo, Valparaiso, IN (US);
Howard L Gerber, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
Inland Steel Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
427436 ; 118423 ; 118419 ; 427435 ;
Abstract
A hot dip coating apparatus and method for coating a continuous steel strip, wire, or like continuous member with zinc, aluminum, tin, lead, or alloys of each. A molten coating bath is contained in a vessel having a bottom opening upwardly through which the steel member is directed. Magnetic containment devices located below the vessel's bottom opening prevent the escape of molten metal from the vessel through the opening. There are no guide rolls, or other rolls that act on the continuous steel member, in the bath.