Patent ID: 9587883
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: B22D,F27D

Claim:
1. A transportable vessel for retaining and transporting molten metal from one location to another, the vessel not being part of a reverbatory furnace, the vessel including a cavity for retaining molten metal and a transfer conduit in communication with the cavity; the transfer conduit having a bottom that includes an opening in communication with the cavity, a first section having a first cross-sectional area and a second section above the first section, the second section having a second cross-sectional area that is greater than the first cross-sectional area, and an outlet in fluid communication with the second section and leading out of the transfer conduit; wherein the first section is configured to receive a molten metal pump rotor; and a molten metal pump including a motor and a shaft having a first end connected to the motor and a second end connected to a rotor, wherein at least part of the shaft is positioned in the second section and the rotor is positioned in the first section.