NOVELTY - The float bath apparatus (1) comprises a float bath tub (2) present in a float bath housing (3), a device (20) for lifting a glass strip (5) having a lower housing part and an upper housing part, where the lower housing part is sealed and placeably mounted onto the float bath housing, and elastic sealing elements arranged between the lower housing part and the float bath housing and arranged one behind the other in a sealing direction. The sealing element has a thickness of 18-30 mm. The lower housing part is fixed to the float bath housing using a fastening unit such as screws.    USE - Float bath apparatus for the production of flat glass such as float glass, which is useful as thin glass substrate for the production of flat-panel display such as plasma display panel, field emission display, thin film transistor liquid crystal display, super-twisted nematic liquid crystal display, plasma assisted liquid crystal display and electro-luminescence-display or for the production of thin layer solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The float bath apparatus guarantees the limited mobility of the lifting device relative to the float bath housing, and prevents gas losses and harmful oxygen into the lifting device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The float bath apparatus (1) comprises a float bath tub (2) present in a float bath housing (3), a device (20) for lifting a glass strip (5) having a lower housing part and an upper housing part, where the lower housing part is sealed and placeably mounted onto the float bath housing, and elastic sealing elements arranged between the lower housing part and the float bath housing and arranged one behind the other in a sealing direction. The sealing element has a thickness of 18-30 mm. The lower housing part is fixed to the float bath housing using a fastening unit such as screws. The lower housing part is pressurizable against the float bath housing using the fastening unit and under compression of the sealing element. The opposing metallic components of the float bath housing and the lower housing part are spatially arranged to each other. The fastening unit is relocatably arranged at the lower housing part and/or float bath housing and in a vertical and/or horizontal direction. The screws are guided into long holes.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The diagram shows a vertical sectional view of a float bath tub and a lifting device.    Float bath apparatus (1)    Float bath tub (2)    Float bath housing (3)    Glass strip (5)    Lifting device. (20)