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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2003
Filed:
May. 24, 2002
Lin P. Bollwahn, Lansing, MI (US);
Douglas A. Jackson, Grand Ledge, MI (US);
James W. Angell, East Lansing, MI (US);
Demmer Corporation, Lansing, MI (US);
Abstract
A container ( ) for holding parts during a heat treating process. The container includes a bottom plate ( ), end walls ( and ), sidewalls ( and ) and dividers ( and ) which are connected together using a tab and slot construction to form an egg crate structure. The construction of the container reduces the effects of the heat treating process on the container. The guide cradle ( ) in the compartment ( ) of the container supports the cylinder head in the compartment and reduces the movement of the cylinder head during the heat treating process. The positioners ( ) on the top portion ( A) of the guide cradle guides the cylinder head into the guide cradle and into the compartment. The bottom portion ( B) of the guide cradle supports the cylinder head above the bottom plate.