US 11,939,656 B2
Snout for use in a hot dip coating line
Daniel J. Cadotte, Middletown, OH (US); and Russell Dejarnatt, Liberty Township, OH (US)
Assigned to Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Properties Inc., West Chester, OH (US)
Filed by Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Properties Inc., West Chester, OH (US)
Filed on May 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/325,403.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/028,764, filed on May 22, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0363624 A1, Nov. 25, 2021
Int. Cl. C23C 2/00 (2006.01); C23C 2/40 (2006.01)
CPC C23C 2/003 (2013.01) [C23C 2/004 (2022.08); C23C 2/40 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A snout tip for use in a snout assembly of a continuous coating line, wherein the snout tip comprises a body defining an opening therethrough for receiving a steel strip, wherein at least a portion of the body is configured to be immersed in molten metal to provide a seal around the steel strip during entry into the molten metal, wherein the snout tip comprises a core and an outer layer positioned about at least a portion of an outer surface of the core, wherein the outer layer is made from a refractory material.