Patent ID: 11946145
Assignee: COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANY
Field: Surface technology, coating (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  Y | IPC C

Claim 4:
5. A device comprising:
a trough comprising a plurality of connected walls configured to hold a molten galvanization material within the trough, the trough further comprising:
a first end comprising a first gate system;
a second end, opposing the first end, comprising a second gate system;
a roller connected, inside the trough, to opposing inside walls of the plurality of connected walls;
a sump disposed within the trough; and
an inlet connected to the sump,

wherein the first gate system comprises a gate, and
wherein the gate comprises:
a side wall;
a holding tab extending outwardly from the side wall;
a pair of opposed vertical braces connected to opposing ends of the side wall;
a pair of guide pins extending outwardly from the pair of opposed vertical braces;
a top shelf connected to the side wall and to the pair of opposed vertical braces;
an outlet disposed in a side wall of the gate, under the top shelf relative to a direction of gravity when the gate is installed in the trough for use;
a workpiece channel disposed in the side wall of the gate below the outlet, relative to the direction of gravity, wherein the workpiece channel is disposed in the gate to align with a groove of the roller along a horizontal axis of the trough;
a brace shelf connected to the side wall and to the pair of opposed vertical braces, the brace shelf disposed between the outlet and the workpiece channel; and
a bottom shelf disposed below the workpiece channel relative to the direction of gravity, wherein the bottom shelf comprises a sloped ramp.