Abstract: A training golf club is provided with a pivotable and removable arcuate base portion mounted as a striking face of the club. Hooking VELCRO material is tautly stretched across the cavity of the base portion. Indicia are provided on the top of the head portion of such club.A resilient elongate "ball" has an outer covering of looping VELCRO material that coacts with the hooking VELCRO material when the club is swung and the object is struck. Depending on how an indicium on the object lines up with one of the indicia on the head portion, a person swinging the training golf club knows how well his swing is.

Abstract: A golf swing training apparatus includes an adjustable light mounted to the head of a training golf club in such a way that when a golf pupil holds the training golf club and stands on a level surface at the address position, the club head is located substantially midway between a line that is perpendicular to the level surface from the lowest finger of the pupil's hand gripping the training club, and a vertical surface that the pupil faces. The light shines on the vertical surface at the same height above the level surface as the height of the lowest finger gripping the training club.

Abstract: A coke oven door has a primary seal that includes a first metal knife edge in contact with a door jamb first sealing surface, and a secondary seal that includes a second metal knife edge in contact with a door jamb second sealing surface. The plenum or space between the sealing knife edges is maintained at super atmospheric pressure by flowing coke oven gas into the plenum. In a modification of the invention, the secondary seal includes a metal strip in contact with an elastic material; the plenum between the sealing surfaces being also pressurized above atmospheric pressure and purged of coke oven gas.

Abstract: A sealing arrangement for a door of a coke oven chamber includes a fluid channel around the door carrying gases from a coke oven chamber. Means is provided that subdivides the channel into separate fluid channelways and means is provided for conducting the gases from each channelway into an adjacent end heating flue in the heating walls defining the coke oven chamber.

Abstract: Apparatus for pre-tensioning a series of screwthreaded fasteners comprising an even number of such fasteners arranged on a common pitch circle, the apparatus including a ring member adapted to apply pre-tensioning forces to alternate fasteners by way of adaptors applied to said fasteners, the ring member being supported above the remaining fasteners by way of respective hydraulic piston and cylinder arrangements.

Abstract: A quenching track extends alongside of and away from a coke oven battery, and coke receiving apparatus is movable on the track to a remote location at which supporting structure for the coke receiving apparatus is located. Associated with the supporting structure is conveyor means onto which incandescent coke is discharged from the coke receiving apparatus. Coke on the conveyor means is quenched, and vapors arising from the coke during quenching are conveyed to a stack and are discharged to the atmosphere. Fumes arising from the coke receiving means during discharging of the coke are withdrawn into a gas scrubber and cleaned therein. From the scrubber the cleaned fumes are discharged to the stack and to the atmosphere.Various types of coke receiving means are disclosed, and various types of supporting means and arrangements of conveyors at the remote location are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for decreasing the naphthalene concentration in debenzolized light oil for greater naphthalene removal comprises pumping the primary light oil condensate and oil bled from a naphthalene scrubber or oil type final cooler to a level above the topmost additional tray in the top portion of a wash oil still.

Abstract: A shear sleeve having a shearing zone of reduced cross-sectional area is fixed at the roll end portion of the shaft of a spindle coupling. The sleeve carries means coacting with a roll end sleeve for rotating it and the shaft. Mating surfaces of the shear sleeve and shaft are in contact during normal operation to prevent bending of the shear sleeve. When the shear sleeve shears under excessive torsional stress the surfaces separate and one end of the shear sleeve rotates freely on a bearing, or bearings, mounted on the shaft.

Abstract: A cleaning tool for door jamb surfaces of a coke oven chamber includes: a sleeve fixed to a frame that is movable toward the door jamb; a plunger resiliently mounted in the sleeve; a support fixed to the plunger; and a multi-sided scraper tool rotatably mounted to the support. Two such cleaning tools may be used to clean the inside and the outside door jamb surfaces.

Abstract: Herein disclosed is a torsionally resilient shaft coupling for serially transmitting torque and to provide a substantial amount of torsional flexibility between a pair of axially spaced coaxially aligned shafts. The torsionally resilient shaft coupling comprises a first inner sleeve and a second inner sleeve coaxially aligned with and axially spaced from the first inner sleeve. A first outer sleeve is connected to a first of the shafts and surrounds the first inner sleeve forming a first annular space therebetween. A second outer sleeve is connected to a second of the shafts and surrounds the second inner sleeve forming a second annular space therebetween. At least one first annular torsionally resilient member is interposed in the first annular space and is connected to the first inner sleeve and to the first outer sleeve to provide primary torsional flexibility between the first outer sleeve and the first inner sleeve.

Abstract: A solvent of coal is pumped through pipes drilled into the earth to a coal seam. The coal is digested or dispersed into the solvent and solvent recycle, and is thereafter pumped as a solution up to the surface and processed to remove the coal from the solvent. The method produces low-ash coal, stripped of all the extraneous ash, leaving the inherent ash, and stripped of all the sulfur except the organic type. The method comprises making a coal solution in situ and bringing it to the earth surface economically, without the hazards and environmental problems of conventional coal mining and without the need of coal washing facilities.

Abstract: A cleaner head is pivotally mounted to a shaft carried by an actuating arm that is so powered that, as the actuating arm pivots about an axis, the cleaner head, which is resiliently biased, engages and cleans the bottom surface of a coke oven door plug or lining.

Abstract: A coke quencher car apparatus comprises a receptacle that is similar to a standard quencher car, but having one internal baffle forming coke compartments, and a frame at each end thereof on which is supported metal curtain material. Each curtain is stretchable to cover one of the coke compartments during and after the pushing of coke is completed. The quencher car is connected to a traction car carrying equipment to remove and clean gases arising from the pushed coke in the quencher car and to move the quenching car.

Abstract: A coke oven door, having a sealing ring that coacts with a plurality of spring plungers, is provided with a plurality of equalizing pads located between the top and bottom latches to ensure that the sealing ring is seated at these locations. Also the sealing ring is installed in slots in the door frame which are open at both ends.

Abstract: Apparatus for cleaning ascension pipe lids and lid seats comprises a pivotable tool holder mounted to a larry car and the tool holder carries two sets of cleaning tools. One set is rotatable for cleaning the lid seat in the ascension pipe opening and the other set is rotatable for cleaning the ascension pipe lid. The other set of cleaning tools is retractable when not in use. The tool holder is manually or mechanically operable.

Abstract: In one embodiment valve means are provided in the pipe connecting the fuel gas main and air supply main to the respective headers to simultaneously supply a portion of the air to the headers associated with the "on" flues and a portion of the air to the headers associated with the "off" flues. The air supplied to the headers associated with the "on" flues mixes with and dilutes the rich fuel gas to suppress the tendency to deposit carbon in the vertical riser ducts of the "on" flues. The air supplied to the headers associated with the "off" flues removes the carbonaceous material deposited in the vertical riser ducts of the "off" flues. In another embodiment induction or recirculation ducts are provided between the vertical riser ducts of interconnected flues to admix a portion of the waste gas from the "off" flues with the rich fuel gas flowing upwardly through the vertical riser ducts of the "on" flues.

Abstract: In a sintering process a sinter mix containing solid fuel is fed in a layer onto a traveling-grate type of sintering machine. The fuel in the layer is ignited and it burns downwardly under downdraft air to form a resulting solid sinter cake. The sinter cake has an upper portion of sinter that is cool enough to be conveyed on a rubber conveyer belt. The lower portion of the sinter contains a fire zone.A sinter cake cutter or plow separates along a horizontal plane the cool upper portion of sinter cake and removes it, while the remainder of the sinter containing the fire zone travels along on the strand. The lower portion of the sinter is cooled by updraft air which is recycled into the burning zone.

Abstract: Molten steel is continually and directly made within the bath of a metallurgical furnace by the rapid reduction of iron compounds through their reaction with carbonaceous fines continually injected below the molten metal surface. Heat for the process in one instance is supplied mainly by electric arc. The iron compounds may preferably also be injected. Flux materials are also continually fed to the surface, and molten steel and slag are continually tapped from the bath. In order to augment the economics of the process, the carrier gas for injection may be a reducing gas, such as steam-reformed natural gas, and the furnace off-gas may be used to preheat and partially reduce the feed compounds.

Abstract: An improvement in the Koppers-Totzek coal gasification system comprises the step of adding cool and clean recycle gas to the product gas as it leaves the gasifier unit, thereby eliminating the use of water sprays to quench the product gas.

Abstract: Novel shapes of refractory jamb bricks are disclosed which are readily removable and replaceable without tearing down and rebuilding the novel jamb structure of a heating wall of a coke oven battery.