Patent ID: 7704444

Claim:
A furnace probe apparatus for use in an electric arc furnace comprising: a furnace probe conduit with direct, linear access to the interior of a metal melt furnace, with a first end and a second end, for insertion of a furnace probe into the metal melt furnace; a furnace probe plug conduit, with a first end and a second end, disposed at an angle to the furnace probe conduit such that the second end of the furnace probe plug conduit converses with the second end of the furnace probe conduit to form a single furnace probe aperture; a furnace probe aperture plug adapted for insertion into the furnace probe aperture in a metal melt furnace; a furnace probe aperture plug reciprocator fastened to the furnace probe aperture plug, the reciprocator adapted to reciprocate and remove the furnace probe aperture plug from the furnace probe aperture; wherein the furnace probe aperture is adapted to receive a furnace probe when the furnace probe aperture plug is removed from the furnace probe aperture.