Explosion relief sealing apparatus for a paint baking oven
AssigneeTri-Mark Metal Corporation
InventorJames M. Dixon
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Abstract
A releasable and gas tight sealing apparatus for construction panels of a paint baking oven which relieves the buildup of gas pressure within the oven in the event of an explosion. The apparatus has tongue and groove members and a compressible cord rope received in the groove members. In assembly and during normal use of the oven, the tongue is received in the groove and bears on and compresses the cord rope to provide a gas tight seal. In the event of an explosion, the construction panels are forced outwardly which disengages the tongue and groove members and relieves the buildup of gas pressure in the oven.
Claims13
A baking oven having a direct flame heating system which comprises:
- a plurality of modules each having a pair of upstanding and laterally spaced apart side panels, a top panel removably carried by such pair of side panels, first members having a longitudinally extending tongue, second members having a longitudinally extending tongue slidably received in said groove when assembled therewith and removable from said groove when such top panel disengages from such side panels, one of said members fixed and sealed to each side panel adjacent its upper end and the other of said members fixed and sealed to said top panel adjacent each of its ends, a flexible and compressible cord rope of a thermal resistant material received in and extending generally longitudinally of each groove, and when the top panel is carried by such side panels each tongue is received in an associated groove and bears on and compresses the rope cord received therein to thereby provide a releasable seal between the top panel and such side panels of the modules.
A baking oven having a direct flame heating system and which comprises:
- a plurality of modules each having a pair of upstanding and laterally spaced apart side panels, a top panel removably carried by such pair of side panels, first members fixed and sealed to each side panel adjacent its upper end and having a longitudinally extending groove, second members fixed and sealed to said top panel adjacent each of its ends and having a longitudinally extending tongue slidably received in said groove when assembled therewith and removable from said groove when such top panel disengages from such side panels, a flexible and compressible cord rope of a thermal resistant material received in and extending generally longitudinally of each groove, and when such top panel is carried by such side panels, each tongue is received in its associated groove and bears on and compresses the cord rope received therein to thereby provide a releasable seal between the top panel and such side panels of the modules.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.