A retrofit coke oven door seal to replace existing cokeoven door seals that have become ineffective due to normal use.The retrofit coke oven door seal includes a leaf spring and sealarrangement and a unique mounting structure to enable the existingseal on a coke oven door to be easily removed and replaced by thepresent invention without modification or alteration to the doorbody or the existing refractories thus making improvements (inemission control) on existing doors by using a relatively simplestructure which is cost effective. The retrofit seal for coke ovendoors includes a mounting structure attached to the periphery ofthe diaphragm plate normally provided on a coke oven door togetherwith fastening devices securing a leaf spring and seal assembly ina manner to enable easy removal and replacement thereof ifnecessary. The leaf spring and seal assembly includes an angledseal strip of metallic construction and a leaf spring engaging theouter inclined surface thereof to provide a constant sealingpressure to urge the seal strip against the door jamb surface withthe angle of the sealing strip providing for elevationalflexibility with the angled portion of the seal strip enabling theseal strip to conform with the jamb surface which it engageswithout requiring the seal strip to maintain any of its originalaxial planes.
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