Pour Spout for use in an electric furnace used to melt materials

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EP 0 805 326 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	11.08.1999 Bulletin 1999/32

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	05.11.1997 Bulletin 1997/45

(21)	Application number: 97109877.7

(22)	Date of filing: 27.11.1991

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁶: F27D 11/10, H05B 7/00

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE FR GB

(62)	Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
	91120317.2 / 0544033

(71)	Applicant: NORTON COMPANY
	Worcester, MA 01615-0008 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	Simpson, Matthew Marlborough, MA 01752 (US)

(74)	Representative: Diehl, Hermann, Dr. Dipl.-Phys. et al
	DIEHL, GLÄSER, HILTL & PARTNER Patentanwälte Flüggenstrasse 13 80639 München 80639 München (DE)


	Remarks:
	This application was filed on 17 - 06 - 1997 as a divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 62.

(54)	Pour Spout for use in an electric furnace used to melt materials

(57) Disclosed is a pour spout (40) for use in an electric furnace used to melt materials, said spout being positioned in the furnace so as to permit material melted in the furnace to be removed, said spout being constructed from at least one electrically conductive segment (42) and at least one electrically non-conductive segment (44).

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