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US 2015/0034624 A1Published application
Electric glory hole door assembly
AssigneeSpiral Arts Inc
InventorsSteven Thomas Gibbs, Fred Charles Metz
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Abstract
An electric glass hot shop system is described herein that has at least one electrically powered heating unit (e.g., electric furnace, electric glory hole, electric pipe warmer, electric color box, electric annealer, electric crucible kiln) used in the processing of glass.
Claims21
1-20. (canceled)
An electric glory hole comprising:
- a body comprising a first opening;
- a core comprising a first opening, wherein the first opening in the body is in communication with the first opening in the core, and wherein the core is positioned inside the body;
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- a first door comprising:
- a first hinged side, attached via a hinge to the body, comprising a first frame configured to receive and support at least one cast block configured to at least partially cover the first opening in the body, and
- a second hinged side, attached via a hinge to the body, comprising a second frame configured to receive and support at least one cast block configured to at least partially cover the first opening in the body;
- a second door comprising:
- a first hinged side, attached via a hinge to the first hinged side of the first door, comprising a first frame configured to receive and support at least one cast block configured to at least partially cover the first opening in the body;
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- a second hinged side, attached via a hinge to the second hinged side of the first door, comprising a second frame configured to receive and support at least one cast block configured to at least partially cover the first opening in the body;
- a third door comprising:
- a first hinged side, attached via a hinge to the first hinged side of the second door, comprising a first frame configured to receive and support at least one cast block configured to at least partially cover the first opening in the body;
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- a second hinged side, attached via a hinge to the second hinged side of the second door, comprising a second frame configured to receive and support at least one cast block configured to at least partially cover the first opening in the body.
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An electric glory hole comprising:
- a body comprising a first opening;
- a core comprising a first opening, wherein the first opening in the body is in communication with the first opening in the core, and wherein the core is positioned inside the body;
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- a first door comprising:
- a first hinged side, attached via a hinge to the body, comprising a first frame configured to receive and support two cast blocks configured to at least partially cover the first opening in the body;
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- a second hinged side, attached via a hinge to the body, comprising a second frame configured to receive and support two cast blocks configured to at least partially cover the first opening in the body.
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An electric glory hole comprising:
- a body comprising a first opening;
- a core comprising a first opening, wherein the first opening in the body is in communication with the first opening in the core, and wherein the core is positioned inside the body;
- and
- a first door comprising:
- a first hinged side, attached via a hinge to the body, comprising a first frame configured to receive and support at least one cast block, wherein the first frame further comprising at least one pin wherein (1) when the at least one pin is inserted into the at least one cast block then the at least one cast block is held to the first frame, and (2) when the at least one pin is removed from the at least one cast block then the at least one cast block is able to slide-out from the first frame;
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- a second hinged side, attached via a hinge to the body, comprising a second frame configured to receive and support at least one cast block, wherein the second frame further comprising at least one pin wherein (1) when the at least one pin is inserted into the at least one cast block then the at least one cast block is held to the second frame, and (2) when the at least one pin is removed from the at least one cast block then the at least one cast block is able to slide-out from the second frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.