Abstract: In treating certain types of steel strip, it passes through a plurality of processes including a salt bath having a driven sink roll therein. In order to by-pass the salt bath the sink roll and its drive are raised while maintaining them horizontal. This permits changing from one type of strip which is subjected to the salt bath to another type of strip which is not subjected to the salt bath without rethreading the entire line. A guide roll at the exit end of the salt bath tank is below and out of contact with the strip which has been in the salt bath, but is raised into contact with strip which by-passes the salt bath. The guide roll is covered in its lower position and uncovered in its upper position.

Abstract: A strip is continuously passed through a molten salt bath in a main tank having a central longitudinal baffle providing passageways at each end thereof. A sink guide roll is provided for the strip at the exit half of the tank. A heating tank is located along one longitudinal side of the main tank at the entry end thereof and has front and rear connecting openings with the main tank. An agitator is positioned at the front end of the heating tank. A forward tank section located along the other side of the tank has a bottom opening connecting therewith. An intermediate tank section has upper and lower compartments, the upper compartment serving as a sludge settling basin. A rear tank section has an agitator therein and is connected to the forward tank section through the lower compartment. Small openings adjacent the top of the upper compartment open into the main tank and to the rear tank section.

Abstract: In treating certain types of steel strip, it passes through a plurality of processes including a salt bath having a driven sink roll therein. In order to by-pass the salt bath means are provided to raise and lower the sink roll and its drive while maintaining them horizontal. This permits changing from one type of strip which is subject to the salt bath to another type of strip which is not subject to the salt bath without rethreading the entire line. A guide roll at the exit end of the salt bath tank is below and out of contact with the strip which has been in the salt bath, but is raised into contact with strip which by-passes the salt bath. A baffle is provided to cover the guide roll in its lower position and uncover it in its upper position.

Abstract: A strip is continuously passed through a molten salt bath in a main tank having a central longitudinal baffle providing passageways at each end thereof. A sink guide roll is provided for the strip at the exit half of the tank. A heating tank is located along one longitudinal side of the main tank at the entry end thereof and has front and rear connecting openings with the main tank. An agitator is positioned at the front end of the heating tank. A forward tank section located along the other side of the tank has a bottom opening connecting therewith. An intermediate tank section has upper and lower compartments, the upper compartment serving as a sludge settling basin. A rear tank section has an agitator therein and is connected to the forward tank section through the lower compartment. Small openings adjacent the top of the upper compartment open into the main tank and to the rear tank section.