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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
David O. Warren, Cloverdale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Lectroltherm, Inc., Canton, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D 2/704 ; B22D 2/715 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D 2/704 ; B22D 2/715 ;
Abstract
A casting furnace for use in melting and molding metals. The furnace has a mold insertion and withdrawal system attached thereto and incorporates an offset mold elevator for moving a mold up and down from a mold chamber to a furnace chamber while eliminating the need for a pit. The furnace further includes a readily removable chill plate on which the mold rides. An overhead material feed system is also provided.