Oxygen candle furnace ignition fitting
NSWCCD
An apparatus for lighting an oxygen candle within a drum and for sealing the drum of an oxygen candle furnace. The apparatus includes a housing member for positioning the ignition assembly on a lid of the drum. The housing member having an upper portion, a lower portion and a borehole extending through the upper and lower portions. An ignition nail is placed in the borehole and housing member is structured to hold prevent the ignition nail from moving laterally, and to automatically align the nail with the oxygen candle within the drum.
Inventors:
Smith, Matthew J.
Patent Number:
Technical domain:
Materials and Coatings
FIle Date:
2011-10-24
Grant Date:
2014-09-30
Grant time:
1,072 days
Grant time percentile rank:
19
Claim count percentile rank:
2
Citations percentile rank:
1
'Cited by' percentile rank:
1
Assignee:
US NAVY
