Refractory bin for pit burning
AssigneeMcPherson Systems, Inc.
InventorsDonald L. McPherson, Tony L. McPherson
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Abstract
A refractory lined pit burning bin for containing trees, branches, stumps and other combustible material to be burned includes rigid wall frames forming three walls of a rectangular bin having doors which constitute a fourth wall and in which the ends of the wall frames are disjointably connected at the bin corners, a plurality of generally rectangular refractory panels disposed about the inner parts of the rigid wall frames and doors to form a lining for the bin, and a plurality of brackets secured to the outer surface of each refractory panel and arranged disjointably to engage the rigid wall frames whereby the refractory panels may be installed and removed from inside the bin.
Claims15
A refractory bin of generally rectangular horizontal cross sectional configuration and having wall structures each comprising an upper and a lower pair of elongated horizontal vertically spaced generally parallel support beams each having a vertical flange defining a support edge along its upper surface, a first generally rectangular refractory panel arranged with its lower edge at the bottom of the bin and with its outer surface in flat face contacting relation with the vertical flanges of said lower pair of support beams, a plurality of brackets each having a horizontal part and a vertical part and being secured to the outer surface of said first refractory panel at least two of which brackets are arranged respectively to overlie the support edges of the vertical flanges of said lower pair of support beams, a second generally rectangular refractory panel arranged with the lower edge immediately above the upper edge of said first refractory panel, a second plurality of brackets each having a horizontal part and a vertical part and being secured to the outer surface of said second refractory panel, at least two of which brackets are arranged respectively to overlie the support edges of the vertical flanges of said upper pair of support beams, and anchoring means for securing at least one of said second plurality of brackets to its associated support beam.
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