Modular door jamb and lintel system for industrial furnaces
AssigneeM. H. Detrick Co., Limited
InventorsKenneth L. Farrell, John A. Cona, Ronald Glugla, Lloyd G. Bly
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Abstract
A modular door jamb and lintel system for an industrial furnace having an access door opening. A module is provided with a pair of spaced, generally vertical door jambs of precast refractory material. A refractory lintel spans the door jambs and combines therewith to define a frame for the access opening. Hangers are provided on the lintel to facilitate transporting and installing the lintel in position at the access opening. Fasteners are provided on at least the door jambs to facilitate securing the door jambs to appropriate structural members about the access opening.
Claims16
A modular door jamb and lintel system for an industrial furnance having an access door opening defined by structural means, comprising:
- a pair of spaced, generally vertical door jambs of precast refractory material;
- refractory lintel means assembled to and spanning the door jambs and combining therewith to define a frame for said access opening, the refractory lintel means being in the form of a cross support member and a wall of a plurality of self-supporting layers of interlocking refractory brick hanging from the cross support member;
- fastening means on at least the door jambs to facilitate securing the door jambs to said structural means;
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- hanger means on the lintel means to facilitate transporting and installing the lintel means in position at the access opening.
A modular door jamb and lintel system for an industrial furnace having an access door opening defined by structural means, comprising:
- a pair of spaced, generally vertical door jambs of precast refractory material shaped in cross-section to provide a sealing recess for a door;
- lintel means including a plurality of refractory bricks spanning the door jambs and combining therewith to define a frame for the access opening, and including an enlarged brick member overlying the top of each jamb and shaped in cross-section complementarily to the cross-section of the respective door jamb;
- fastening means on at least the door jambs to facilitate securing the door jambs to said structural means;
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- hanger means on the lintel means to facilitate transporting and installing the lintel means in position at the access opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.