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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2000
Filed:
May. 08, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
David J Diederich, Avon Lake, OH (US);
John C Paddock, Avon Lake, OH (US);
Thomas F Bernarding, North Ridgeville, OH (US);
Donald M Watkins, Beloit, OH (US);
Assignee:
USS/KOBE Steel Company, Lorain, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
266142 ; 266158 ; 266903 ; 553855 ;
Abstract
An improved dumping bay particularly adapted for preventing the escape of hazardous fumes into other areas of a facility is disclosed. The dumping bay is fully enclosed and utilizes a unique air flow routing technique for collecting fumes, such as from a ladle during a slag dumping operation.