Thomas J Connors

US Patent:

20220349653, Nov 3, 2022

Filed:

May 3, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/306229

Inventors:

- Portage MI, US
Thomas J. CONNORS - St. John IN, US
Michael Dean COPE - Dyer IN, US
Robert N. DEYOUNG - Portage MI, US

International Classification:

F27D 3/15
C21C 5/46

Abstract:

A steel making assembly comprising a metal, refractory lined vessel having a side wall with a taphole therein and a metal plug placed within the taphole. The metal plug comprises a frustoconical body having a side conical wall, a closed small end and an open large end thereof defining an essentially empty interior space. The side conical wall of the frustoconical body of the plug includes at least one diagonal compression slit. The at least one diagonal compression slit extends from the open large end of the frustoconical body and extends toward the closed small end of the frustoconical body. The conical wall has a center axis, with the at least one diagonal compression slit being non-parallel to the center axis.

Address:

23W380 Foxwood Ct, Naperville, IL 60540

Phone:

(630)9830712

VIN:

1GYFK66837R202741

Make:

CADILLAC

Model:

ESCALADE ESV

Year:

2007