Air deflector for drying ovens

Claim 1

IN AN OVEN ADAPTED TO HEAT CONTAINER CLOSURES HAVING AN OPEN MESH ENDLESS-BELT TRANSPORT MEANS, END WALLS AND ENTRANCE AND EXIT SLOT OPENINGS IN SAID END WALLS, AND WHERE IN SAID OVEN A FORCED AIR CIRCULATION IS MAINTAINED, MEANS TO CAUSE AIR ENTERING AND ESCAPING FROM SAID OVEN THROUGH SAID SLOTS TO EXERT A VERTICALLY DIRECTED DOWNWARD FORCE UPON CLOSURES OCCUPYING POSITIONS ON SAID BELT COMPRISING AIR DEFLECTORS AFFIXED TO THE END WALLS OF SAID OVEN TRANSVERSE TO SAID BELT COMPRISING A PLATE HAVING AN AIRFLOW DIRECTING PORTION ANGULARLY AND AN AIRFLOW STABILIZING PORTION HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED RELATIVE TO SAID BELT, THE LOWER MARGIN OR SAIID ANGULAR PORTION BEING POSITIONED BELOW THE UPPER MARGIN OF SAID ENTRANCE AND EXIT SLOTS TO INTERCEPT A PORTION OF THE FLOW OF AIR ENTERING AND LEAVING THE OVEN, THE SAID AIR INTERCEPTING PORTION LYING AT SUCH AN ANGLE THAT THE SAID AIR FLOW WILL BE DIVERTED SUBSTANTIALLY DOWNWARDLY TO EXERT A DIRECT DOWNWARD FORCE UPON CLOSURES DISPOSED UPON SAID BELT, THEREBY PREVENTING DISPLACEMENT OF THE CLOSURE BY ENTERING OR ESCAPING AIR.