Coke oven door construction

Claim 1

A door for a coke oven having an oven opening with a receiving frame extending around the opening, comprising a door body having a front face facing the oven, a sealing plate secured to said door body front face and having an annular peripheral portion with an inturned flange directed inwardly toward the receiving frame, a plurality of spacer means between said sealing plate and said door body holding said sealing plate in spaced relationship to said door body and defining a vent space therebetween, a plurality of vent openings in said door body along the height thereof for venting said space along its complete height, biasing means biasing said flange against the receiving frame to seal the periphery of said plate to the coke oven receiving frame, and a support arm extending outwardly from each side of said body adjacent the upper and lower portions thereof and bearing against the receiving frame to adjust the position of the door body with respect to the frame, wherein said biasing means include a plurality of spring holders carried by said door body, a member movable in each spring holder and engageable with said flange on the exterior thereof, and a spring in each holder biasing said member against said flange.