Patent ID: 9494365
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: B05B,B23P,F26B

Claim Text:
1. A jet tube for use in a veneer dryer, the jet tube comprising: an elongate hollow body that is tapered from an open first end to a generally opposite second end, the elongate hollow body having an upper wall with a plurality of apertures, a lower wall, side walls, a longitudinal center axis, and an end plate at the second end, wherein the end plate is disposed generally between the walls and oriented transverse to the longitudinal center axis and the walls; and a first through-slot disposed at the second end, wherein a first portion of the first through-slots is defined by the end plate, and a second portion of the first through-slot is defined by one of the walls, such that the first through-slot extends through the end plate or through said one of the walls.