Patent ID: 7662336

Claim:
Vessel ( 1 ) for the metallurgical treatment of pig iron, steel melts, and the like, comprising a converter vessel ( 1 a ), which is supported on a trunnion ring ( 3 ) spaced some distance ( 2 ) from the vessel, which trunnion ring ( 3 ) can be tilted by trunnions in rocker bearings on both sides, wherein claws ( 6 ) distributed along the circumference of the vessel wall ( 1 b ) rest on an upper flange ( 3 a ) of the trunnion ring ( 3 ), and wherein a support ( 4 ) is designed to be releasably mounted on the upper flange ( 3 a ) of the trunnion ring ( 3 ) by additional mounting fixtures, wherein the support ( 4 ) on the upper flange ( 3 a ) of the trunnion ring ( 3 ) consists of opposing vessel brackets ( 7 ) and trunnion ring brackets ( 8 ), which can be tensioned together in a closing direction ( 10 ) by means of a hinged closure ( 9 ) until a secure closed position ( 11 ) is achieved and which can be easily released in the opposite operating direction ( 12 ).