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US 4,052,116 AGranted
Swivel connector for an arc gouging torch
AssigneeCentral Welding Supply Co., Inc.
InventorsHarold D. Sanders, Thomas C. Landreth
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Abstract
A swivel connector is characterized by an elongated shaft member having an axis extending therethrough and a collar fixed thereon. A moveable sleeve is mounted on the shaft member and is axially moveable from a first to a second axial position relative to the shaft. In the first axial position, the sleeve is rotatable relative to the shaft member. In the second axial position, the sleeve is engaged with the fixed collar and non-rotatable relative to the shaft member.
Claims13
A swivel connector comprising:
- a shaft having an axis therethrough;
- a collar attached to said shaft;
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- a sleeve mounted on said shaft and moveable from a first to a second position relative to said axis, said sleeve having a first and a second axial end thereon;
- said collar having a first and a second axial end thereon, said second axial end of said sleeve being adjacent to said first axial end of said collar;
- said sleeve in said first axial position being rotatable relative to said shaft, said sleeve in said second axial position being engaged with said collar and non-rotatable relative to said shaft;
- said collar having an opening provided in said first axial end, said sleeve having a key member disposed on said second axial end, said key member being sized to fit with said opening in said collar, said key being disposed within and received by said opening in said collar when said sleeve is in said second axial position.
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A swivel connector comprising:
- a shaft having an axial bore extending therethrough, said shaft including first and second threadedly engaged axial portions;
- a collar having a first and a second axial end thereon, said collar being threadedly secured to said first axial portion of said shaft, said collar having an opening provided in said first axial end thereof;
- a sleeve mounted on and axially movable from a first to a second axial position relative to said first axial portion of said shaft, said sleeve having a first and a second axial end thereon, said second axial end of said sleeve being adjacent to said first axial end of said collar, said sleeve having a key member on said second axial end thereof sized to engage said opening in said collar;
- said sleeve in said first axial position being rotatable relative to said first axial portion of said shaft, said key on said sleeve being received by said opening in said collar when said sleeve is in said second axial position whereby said sleeve is non-rotatable relative to said first axial portion of said shaft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.