Metal billet homogenizing furnace

Claim 1

A CONVEYOR FOR USE IN A HOMOGENIZING FURNACE COMPRISING A MOVABLE BOTTOM CAR, A PLURALITY OF RELATIVELY THIN TRIANGULARLY SHAPED SPACERS CENTRALLY DISPOSED ON SAID CAR AND SPACED IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE DIRECTION OF CAR MOVEMENT, THE NARROW END OF SAID TRIANGULARLY SHAPED SPACERS FACING DOWNWARDLY TOWARD SAID CAR, A PLURALITY OF WEDGE-SHAPED MEMBERS TRANSVERSELY POSITIONED ON SAID CAR AND SLOPING DOWNWARDLY TOWARD SAID SPACERS, SAID MEMBERS ADAPTED FOR RECEIVING A CHARGE THEREON TO FORM A FIRST ROW WHICH SLOPES DOWNWARDLY TOWARD SAID SPACER AND LIES THEREAGAINST TO FORM A CONTINUOUS SURFACE, A PLURALITY OF SEPARATORS ADAPTED FOR BEING POSITIONED TRANSVERSELY TO SAID CAR BETWEEN ROWS OF CHARGE TO FORM PASSAGEWAYS THEREBETWEEN, SAID SPACERS COOPERATING WITH SAID CHARGE ROWS TO FORM A VERTICAL FLUE HAVING A LARGER VOLUME AT THE TOP IN ORDER TO AFFORD UNIFORM FLOW OF HOT GASES THROUGH SAID PASSAGEWAYS.