US 4,184,841 A · Kiln furniture, particularly crank structures

Abstract

A crank for holding and supporting articles of refractory or ceramic flatware in spaced and stacked relationship during kiln firing has upper and lower end units rigidly interconnected by a first set of vertical spacing pillars which are each bonded at their ends to the respective end units thereby to form a rigid unitary frame structure. Support means are provided for holding and supporting the articles of refractory or ceramic flatware in spaced and stacked relationship within the rigid unitary frame structure. The support means comprise a second set of separate detachably mounted additional support posts which each have a plurality of spaced-apart sockets into which fit or plug laterally projecting pins or pegs to form a removable rack adapted to support the flatware articles.

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Dependent claims

A crank for holding and supporting articles of refractory or ceramic flatware in spaced and stacked relationship during kiln firing, said crank comprising:

(a) upper and lower end units,
(b) a first set of frame pillars having each end thereof fixedly attached to a respective upper and lower end unit to form a rigid unitary frame structure,
(c) a second set of separate support posts having each end thereof detachably mounted to a respective upper and lower end unit,
(d) each said separate support post having a plurality of spaced apart sockets, and
(e) support pins which plug into said sockets and project laterally to form collectively with said support posts a replaceable supporting rack.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Kiln furniture, particularly crank structures

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Kiln furniture, particularly crank structures

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Abstract

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