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Abstract

A removable refractory shield toe assembly for a suspended refractory shield wherein a hanger suspension means extends substantially the length of the toe assembly suspending a plurality of adjacent refractories on at least one metallic refractory hanger, a toe assembly suspension means extending upwardly from the hanger suspension means and having lifting means positioned in an outer upward location outwardly from a vertical axis through the center of gravity of the removable toe assembly and having hanging means positioned in an inner upward location inwardly from the vertical axis whereby the removable toe assembly rotates outwardly spacing the inner face of the innermost of the plurality of refractories from the outer face of the outermost fixed refractory of a suspended refractory shield when the weight of the removable toe assembly is upon the lifting means and the removable toe assembly rotates inwardly urging the inner face against the outer face of the fixed refractory when the weight of the removable toe assembly is upon the hanging means. The removable refractory toe assembly allows replacement of a plurality of lower refractories from the outside of a curved wall, high temperature furnace construction.

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