Gas horseshoe forge

In a gas forge comprised of a box-like housing having a insulated interior lining and an opening in a front wall for insertion of an article to be heated, the improvement comprising a wind-resistant low pressure burner having a burner outlet opening in a top wall of the housing, said burner having an imperforate tubular main body extending from a connection in said top wall rearwardly to a gas source of supply, said gas source of supply being connected to a restricted orifice supported in an enlarged annular rear primary air opening at a rear portion of the burner main body and said burner having a secondary air opening communicating with ambient air exteriorly of said housing, said burner outlet extending through an opening in said top wall of said housing and said secondary air opening comprising an annular opening between said top wall and said burner main body and extending through said top wall to said outlet, the opening in the top wall of the housing extending through said insulated lining to the interior of said housing, said opening comprising an enlarged upper portion connected to a reduced lower portion by a shoulder supporting said burner outlet.

In a gas forge comprised of a box-like housing having an insulated interior lining and an opening in a front wall for insertion of an article to be heated, the improvement comprising a wind-resistant low pressure burner having a burner outlet opening in a top wall of the housing, said burner having an imperforate tubular main body extending from a connection in said top wall rearwardly to a gas source of supply, said gas source of supply being connected to a restricted orifice supported in a enlarged annular rear primary air opening at a rear portion of the burner main body and said burner having a secondary air opening communicating with ambient air exteriorly of said housing, said burner outlet extending through an opening in said top wall of said housing and said secondary air opening comprising an annular opening between said top wall and said burner main body and extending through said top wall to said outlet, said main body having an internal restricting means adjacent said outlet serving as an aspirator to increase the velocity of gas within the burner and draw secondary air into the gas at the burner outlet.

In a gas forge comprised of a box-like housing having an insulated interior lining an opening in a front wall for insertion of an article to be heated, the improvement comprising a wind-resistant low pressure burner having a burner outlet opening in a top wall of the housing, said burner having an imperforate tubular main body extending from a connection in said top wall rearwardly to a gas source of supply, said gas source of supply being connected to a restricted orifice supported in an enlarged annular rear primary air opening at a rear portion of the burner main bodCy and said burner having a secondary air opening communicating with ambient air exteriorly of said housing, said burner outlet extending through an opening in said top wall of said housing and said secondary air opening comprising an annular opening between said top wall and said burner main body and extending through said top wall to said outlet, said housing being provided with a protective metallic shell exteriorly of said insulated lining and said main body being comprised of a horizontal tubular handle section spaced above the top wall of the metallic shell a sufficient distance to provide a hand space to receive a portion of a individual's hand and means rigidly connecting said handle section to said metallic shell forwardly and rearwardly of said handle section.

In a gas forge comprised of a box-like housing having an insulated interior lining and an opening in a front wall for insertion of an article to be heated, the improvement comprising a wind-resistant low pressure burner having a burner outlet opening in a top wall of the housing and extending into the interior of the top wall, said burner having an imperforate tubular main body extending from a connection in said top wall rearwardly to a gas source of supply, said gas source of supply being connected to a restricted orifice supported in an enlarged annular rear primary air opening at a rear portion of the burner main body and said burner having a secondary air opening communicaitng with ambient air exteriorly of said housing, said burner outlet extending through an opening in said top wall of said housing and terminating in the interior thickness of said insulated interior lining and said secondary air opening comprising an annular opening between said top wall and said burner main body and extending through said top wall to said outlet, said burner body having connecting means connecting it to a protective metallic shell enclosing said interior lining, said connecting means being rigidly connected to said burner body and said metallic shell and extending across said annular opening.