Patent ID: 7204295

Claim:
A continuous metal casting mold for casting a strand comprising: a mold; a parting agent distributor comprising a plurality of radial passages on its top and bottom surfaces adapted to be connected respectively to gas and liquid parting agent sources, wherein the bottom surface of the parting agent distributor abuts a top surface of the mold; a hot-top ring lying above the parting agent distributor, having an overhang protruding beyond the parting agent distributor in the withdrawal direction of the strand and forming an annular gap with a surface of the mold for receiving gas and liquid parting agents from said radial passages; an outer ring releasably fastened to the mold for centering and holding the hot-top ring; a function ring surrounded by the mold positioned proximate to an inner surface of the mold, the upper surface of the function ring abutting the bottom surface of the parting agent distributor, whereby liquid passing through the radial passages in the bottom surface of the parting agent distributor passes over the upper surface of the function ring.