End block
AssigneeResco Products, Inc.
InventorErnest H. Jeffries, Jr.
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Abstract
An end block adapted for use on a kiln car includes a refractory body having a transverse projection at a front end and a transverse recess at a rear end. The recess is dimensioned to receive therewithin a projection on the front end of another block with a loose fit therebetween. A sealing layer of resilient refractory material may be disposed within the recess for contact with the front end projection of another block.
Claims11
An end block designed for use on a kiln car comprising a refractory body having top and bottom horizontally disposed major faces and two vertically disposed end faces, a transverse projection extending from one end face thereof generally parallel to said major faces and a transverse recess extending into an opposite end face thereof, said recess having means for retaining a layer of resilient refractory material therein without the use of fastening means for contact with a corresponding projection of another block, said retaining means comprising the shape of said recess such that the innermost surface of said recess has a vertical dimension greater than the vertical dimension of any other portion of said recess and whereby the smallest vertical dimension of said recess is greater than the largest vertical dimension of said projection so that said corresponding projection of another block can enter said recess with a loose fit, and said projection having a cross-sectional shape different from the cross-sectional shape of said recess.
An end block designed for use on a kiln car comprising a refractory body having top and bottom horizontally disposed major faces and two vertically disposed end faces, and a transverse recess extending into one end face of said body, said recess having a shape wherein the innermost surface of said recess has a vertical dimension greater than the vertical dimension of any other portion of said recess, and a layer of resilient refractory material is retained in said recess by means for retaining said layer therein without the use of fastening means, said retaining means comprising said shape of said recess.
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