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US 11,310,901 B2Granted
Plasma torch and components thereof
AssigneeLincoln Global, Inc.
InventorPraveen K. Namburu
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention include a plasma cutting torch and plasma cutting torch components, such as electrodes, cathodes, retainer caps, etc. having a unique physical features, including threads relationships. Embodiments include torch components having modified square thread with a specialized thread configuration including a particular relationship between thread crest and root, and included angles of thread sidewalls.
Claims6
A component for a plasma cutting torch, said component comprising:
- a body portion;
- and
- a thread portion positioned on an outer surface of said body portion, where said thread portion comprises a male thread which has a crest with a crest width and a root with a root width, wherein a ratio between said crest width and said root width is in the range of 1.2 to 1.6, and where said male thread has angled sidewalls between said root and said crest, where said angled sidewalls have an included angle of 10 degrees,
- wherein said male thread has 12 turns per inch.
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A component for a plasma cutting torch, said component comprising:
- a body portion having an inner surface;
- and
- a thread portion on said inner surface, where said thread portion comprises a female thread which has a crest with a crest width and a root with a root width, wherein a ratio between said crest width and said root width is in the range of 0.5 to 0.75, and where said female thread has angled sidewalls between said crest and said root, where said angled sidewalls have an included angle of 10 degrees,
- wherein said female thread has 12 turns per inch.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.