Patent ID: 6237868
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: B21C

Abstract:
Apparatus for receiving a continuous series of rings of a hot rolled product, said apparatus comprising:a) a portable container having:i) a vertically disposed cylindrical side wall open at its upper and lower ends;ii) a base at the lower end of said side wall configured to removably locate said container at a coil forming station;iii) a horizontal shelf projecting inwardly from the interior of said side wall; andiv) a central core supported by said shelf, said core being fixed with respect to and being spaced inwardly from the interior of said side wall to define an annular chamber therebetween, said shelf having access openings therein communicating with said chamber;b) an elevator platform at said coil forming station, said elevator platform having support members configured and arranged to pass through the access openings in said shelf; andc) means for vertically adjusting said elevator platform to move said support members through the access openings in said shelf between raised operative positions at which said support members project into said chamber to support a coil being formed therein by the receipt of said rings through said open upper end, and an inoperative position beneath said shelf, resulting in said coil being deposited on said shelf.