Patent ID: 7387762

Claim:
A silver clay sintering apparatus comprising a burning cylinder having a bottom in which a bottom surface thereof is closed and air holes are provided at least in a side wall thereof, and a burning lid part that has a lower end opening that engages an upper end opening of said burning cylinder and covers an upper end of said burning cylinder, wherein a screen for placing a silver clay composition can be engaged on said upper opening of said burning cylinder, said burning lid part comprises a slanted roof in a ceiling thereof, said lid has a tubular handle having an edge provided on the upper end of the tubular handle and said roof is provided integrally on an inner side of the tubular handle, and said roof has an inner shape with inner sides ending in a center area where an exhaust hole is provided wherein the burning lid part and the burning cylinder with the bottom are separable from each other and the tip end of the exhaust hole provided on the roof in the burning lid part is positioned under the under surface of the edge of the tubular handle, wherein said edge of the tubular handle forms a lip extending toward the inside of the burning lid part.