Patent ID: 7662335

Claim:
A scrap submergence device comprising: a body defining a submergence chamber comprised of a refractory material, wherein said body comprises a side wall and a base, the side wall including an at least substantially vertically oriented passage, and the base including an at least substantially vertically oriented passage aligned with the passage in the side wall, at least one linearly upward sloped inlet channel and one discharge channel; a frame member surrounding a portion of said sidewall remote from said base, the frame further including a flange positioned adjacent a top edge of said submergence chamber, said flange including an opening aligned with said vertically oriented passage; a rod in the at least one passage, wherein the rod extends through the flange opening the at least one side wall passage and the at least one base passage, wherein said rod is placed under tension to impart a compressive load on the body and secure said frame to the body.