Patent ID: 7017269

Claim:
A method of mounting a gas distribution plate, comprising the steps of: providing a gas distribution plate perforated by a number of gas outlet orifices; providing a suspension comprising a plurality of side wall segments including a first side wall segment and a second side wall segment, wherein each side wall segment includes a first end, a second end, and an edge extending between the first end and the second end of that side wall segment; attaching the first end of each side wall segment to the gas distribution plate so that the edge of the first side wall segment and the edge of the second side wall segment are adjacent and are separated by a gap; providing a cover having an inner member and an outer member joined together along an elongated junction that bisects both the inner member and the outer member; and positioning the cover so that the junction of the cover is within said gap and so that portions of the first and second segments of the suspension are between the inner and outer members of the cover.