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Plate structure for a liquid metal container closure

US4076153A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 7, 1975
Grant dateFeb 28, 1978
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 7, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB22D41/24
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The disclosure embraces a structure for plates provided on a sliding closure of an outlet or spout of a container for liquid metal, one side of each plate serving as a sealing surface which cooperates with the other, relatively movable plate of the closure; the plates have a passage running approximately perpendicularly relative to the sealing surface or surfaces with the other sides of the plate facing away from the sealing surfaces having annular grooves or keys for cooperating with complimentary shaped portions of either an outlet casing or a stone casing of the container.

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