Abstract: A metallurgic vessel, in particular a ladle for the transport of molten metals, with an upwardly open container which has a bottom receiving a refractory lining and a metal casing and is provided with a carrying framework which consists of carrying claws arranged on the outside of the metal casing and of at least one carrying ring running in the circumferential direction and two vessel carrying lugs which are located opposite one another and are supported on a plate connected to the carrying ring. In this case, the carrying framework has two carrying rings which are at a parallel distance from one another and, together with the plate and the vessel carrying lugs, form an independent unit which is at a distance from the outer surface of the metal casing and is arranged with play between the carrying claws.

Abstract: A tube bending apparatus has a bed, a reciprocal feed carriage, power means to reciprocate the carriage, a first guide means at one end of the bed to receive the outer end of a first tube to be bent, mounted on said bed. Said apparatus includes a heating element on said bed outwardly of said first guide means adapted to surround the tube. The carriage is adapted to operatively engage the inner end of the tube for moving it outwardly of the bed. A bending arm at one end is pivotally mounted adjacent said one end of said bed and has gripping elements thereon to operably engage the outer end of the tube. The present improvement comprises a second guide means at the other end of said bed adapted to alternately receive the outer end of a second tube. A second heating element is mounted on said bed outwardly of said second guide means.