Spout assembly
AssigneeEmhart Industries, Inc.
InventorsMichael J. Stankosky, John E. Suomala
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Abstract
A spout assembly for use in feeding gobs of molten glass to a glassware forming machine which includes a spout bowl, a plurality of burner blocks on top of the spout bowl and a plurality of cover blocks on top of the burner blocks. Adjacent ends of both the root blocks and burner blocks form a junction which has a jog therein to provide a baffle effect to prevent heat loss. The cover blocks also have a projection extending downward therefrom that taper downward and inwardly toward the axis of the spout bowl.
Claims13
A spout assembly for use in feeding gobs of molten glass to a glassware forming machine, said assembly including a spout bowl, at least one burner block positioned on top of said spout bowl, and at least one cover block on top of said burner block covering at least a portion of the interior of the spout bowl, said cover block having a projection extending downwardly, said projection having an outer surface tapering downwardly and inwardly and spaced from the internal wall of said burner block.
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