Curtain apparatus
OwnerJames N. Donnellyinventor
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Abstract
A curtain apparatus having a hood with a top plate in which a plurality of slots are positioned approximately parallel to each other. A fixed woven mesh metal curtain is mounted within one slot so that the fixed woven mesh metal curtain remains in a fixed position with respect to the top plate, during operation of a descaler. A moveable woven mesh metal curtain is mounted within another slot so that during operation of the descaler, the moveable woven mesh metal curtain can translate along a longitudinal axis of the slot. The moveable woven mesh metal curtain is detachably engaged with a curtain bracket that is secured to a moveable guide arm.
Claims10
In a milling apparatus having a moveable guide arm which is adjusted according to various sizes of mill stock, a woven mesh metal curtain apparatus comprising:
- a hood, a top plate of said hood having a first slot and a second slot;
- a fixed woven mesh metal curtain, first mounting means for mounting said fixed woven mesh metal curtain within said first slot in a fixed operating position with respect to said top plate;
- a moveable woven mesh metal curtain, second mounting means for mounting said moveable woven mesh metal curtain within said second slot in an adjustable operating position with respect to said top plate;
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- a mover bracket secured to the moveable guide arm, and engagement means for detachably engaging said moveable woven mesh metal curtain with respect to said mover bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.