Patent ID: 7475645

Claim:
A liquor gun holder for a recovery furnace comprising: a rail assembly; a carriage assembly moveably mounted onto the rail assembly such that the carriage assembly is moveable longitudinally along the rail assembly between an active position wherein the liquor gun holder nositions a liquor gun inside the furnace and a service position wherein the liquor gun holder positions the liquor gun outside the furnace; a pivot pin supported by a bearing and extending laterally from the carriage assembly; a cleaning assembly pivotally mounted onto the pivot pin such that the cleaning assembly is rotatable about a horizontal axis extending longitudinally through the pivot pin and is positioned laterally from the carriage assembly and the rail assembly, the cleaning assembly including a clamp adapted to secure the liquor gun thereon such that the liquor gun is rotatable with the cleaning assembly and is positioned laterally from the carriage assembly, and a connection plate mounted to a distal end of the rail assembly proximate the recovery furnace, the connection plate including distally projecting tabs for attaching the rail assembly to an exterior wall of the recovery furnace.