Patent ID: 6932003
Filing Date: 2005-08-23
Classification: F23G,F23M,F27B,F27D

Abstract:
1. A method for facilitating removal of foreign material associated with workpieces using a mobile furnace, the method comprising: providing said mobile furnace with a shell defining a combustion chamber, the shell including a shell body and a cover pivotably mounted to the shell body, at least one wheel for supporting the shell so at to make the furnace mobile, and a support device disposed within the shell and operatively connected to the cover for supporting a workpiece in the combustion chamber; moving the mobile furnace to a first location; placing a workpiece on the support device; heating the workpiece in the furnace for a time period and at a temperature sufficient to facilitate removal of foreign material associated with the workpiece; removing the workpiece from the furnace; and transporting foreign material burned in the furnace to a second location including placing the workpiece on a support device operatively connected to a cover of the furnace.