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Support posts for molten metal pumps

  • US 8,501,084 B2
  • Filed: 03/14/2011
  • Issued: 08/06/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A pump for pumping molten metal, the pump having:

  • (a) a pump base,(b) a superstructure, and(c) at least three support posts, wherein each support post has an upper end and a top surface end connects the pump base to the superstructure, and the superstructure has an upper surface and includes post clamps on its upper surface, wherein each post clamp has an upper flange with an inner surface, and each post clamp receives the upper end of one of the plurality of support posts, and the top surface of each support post rests against the inner surface of the upper flange to support at least part of the weight of the superstructure; and

    each support post has a height of plus or minus 0.010″

    of the height of each of the other of the plurality of support posts.

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