US 11,946,145 B2
Gate system, canopy mount, and roller for a kettle or trough used for galvanizing objects
Roger Duane Decoster, Owasso, OK (US); and Samuel Christian Hartley, Claremore, OK (US)
Assigned to Commercial Metals Company, Catoosa, OK (US)
Filed by Commercial Metals Company, Catoosa, OK (US)
Filed on Jan. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/569,462.
Prior Publication US 2023/0212727 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. C23C 2/00 (2006.01); C23C 2/36 (2006.01)
CPC C23C 2/003 (2013.01) [C23C 2/00344 (2022.08); C23C 2/36 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
6. A device comprising:
a trough comprising a plurality of connected walls configured to hold a molten galvanization material within the trough, the trough further comprising:
a first end comprising a first gate system;
a second end, opposing the first end, comprising a second gate system;
a first roller connected, inside the trough, to opposing inside walls of the plurality of connected walls;
a sump disposed within the trough; and
an inlet connected to the sump,
a kettle, wherein the trough is disposed partially within the kettle, and wherein the trough is connected to a kettle flange of the kettle;
a canopy mount connected to the kettle flange, the canopy mount disposed about adjacent the trough; and
a second roller connected to the canopy mount, wherein the first roller comprises first grooves, wherein the second roller comprises second grooves, and wherein the first grooves align with the second grooves, wherein the first gate system is disposed between the first roller and the second roller.