Patent ID: 8157497

Claim:
A loader assembly comprising: a retractable arm moveable between a retracted position and an extended position; a hoop portion of the retractable arm moveable between the retracted position and the extended position; a lower closure removeably positioned in the hoop portion; a ram piston moveable between a load position and a process position, wherein the ram piston contacts the lower closure, extends through the hoop portion, and moves the lower closure to the process position when the ram piston moves from the load position to the process position; a thermal chamber for receiving the lower closure when the ram piston moves to the process position; an alignment tab extending from the hoop portion, wherein the alignment tab has one or more alignment holes; and a shot pin with one or more alignment holes and one or more retractable pins capable of sliding through the one or more alignment holes of the shot pin and the one or more alignment holes of the alignment tab to lock the retractable arm in the retracted position and align the ram piston, hoop portion, lower closure, and thermal chamber.