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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Terry Joe Hanna, Millersport, OH (US);
Russell Donovan Arterburn, Athens, TN (US);
James Melvin Higginbotham, Granville, OH (US);
Assignee:
Johns Manville International, Inc., Denver, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B 3/707 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B 3/707 ;
Abstract
A fiberizing apparatus for converting molten material into continuous fibers having an improved internal support structure to minimize high temperature creep and sagging of the tip plate or orifice plate is disclosed. The preferred internal support structure is welded to the sidewalls and the top surface of the tip plate and is comprised of a plurality of internal intersecting supports that form a diamond shaped structure. A method of fiberizing a molten material using the fiberizing apparatus is also disclosed.