Support for ceramic ware article during firing
AssigneeBuffalo China, Inc.
InventorPaul Antonucci
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Abstract
A refractory setter device for supporting glazed ceramic ware incident its firing within a kiln comprises an open spider having an upwardly facing surface above which the ware article is to be supported with such surface having a plurality of conical pockets arranged in at least three radial locations relative to the center of the spider and a spherical ball engaged within the conical pocket at such three radial locations, such that the ceramic ware article when supported on the setter device has three point contact engagement with the spherical balls.
Claims5
A refractory setter device for supporting glazed ceramic ware within a firing kiln comprising:
- an open spider providing an upwardly facing surface above which a ceramic ware article is to be supported within the firing kiln;
- a plurality of conical pockets opening outwardly of and disposed within said upwardly facing surface, at least one said conical pocket being disposed in each of three radial locations relative to the center of said spider;
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- a spherical ball engaged within one said conical pocket at each of said three radial locations whereby a ceramic ware article when supported on said setter device has three point contact engagement with said spherical balls, each said ball having the exterior thereof in limited line contact with the conical pocket within which the ball is engaged.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.