Support units
AssigneeFoseco International Limited
InventorRobert Chadwick
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Abstract
A support unit, e.g. a setter, is designed for convenience of stacking both in use and in the stored condition. Each unit (10, 20, 20A) is of circular plan outline and has a rim (13) having alternate upwardly-and downwardly-disposed castellations (14 and 15 respectively) whereby a pair of units (20, 20A) can be stacked closely together with their upper castellations (24, 24A) contiguous and their lower castellations (25, 25A) contiguous or can be stacked in the `use` position with the lower castellations (25A) of an upper unit (20A) resting on the upper castellations (24) of a lower unit (20).
Claims10
A support unit for use as kiln furniture, comprising:
- a substantially circular support unit having a base portion, and a sidewall extending generally upwardly from the base and connected to said base along one end, said support unit further having a periphery connected to the sidewall along a second end and extending circumferentially about the support unit;
- a series of upwardly and downwardly extending castellations disposed about the periphery so that at least first and second support units may be stacked together one on top of the other in one of a first or second position;
- the upwardly extending castellations of the first support unit receiving the upwardly extending castellations of the second support unit and the downwardly extending castellations of the second support unit receiving the downwardly extending castellations of the first support unit in said first position to form a nestable stack;
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- the downwardly extending castellations of the first support unit being supported by the upwardly extending castellations of the second support unit in said second position to form a support space to receive an article to be fired.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.