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US 8,952,294 B2Granted
Welding torch handle utilizing slot for trigger attachment
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorPeter Serio
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Abstract
The present technique relates to a welding torch handle that has an unenclosed slot extending from one end thereof. This unenclosed slot provides a mechanism through which insulated signal leads of a conductor can extend from the interior of the handle to connect with a trigger disposed outside the handle. As one advantage, the unenclosed nature of the slot facilitates this coupling without the need for threading of the leads, which can damage the leads.
Claims17
A welding torch, comprising:
- a hollow body configured to receive a welding cable axially therethrough and having a front aperture and a slot contiguous with the front aperture, extending axially from the front aperture, and providing access to an interior region of the hollow body, wherein the welding torch further comprises a trigger having conductors that are introduced into the hollow body through the aperture and the contiguous slot.
A welding torch, comprising:
- a unitary handle having an interior region configured to receive a welding cable, a first aperture, and-a slot extending axially from the first aperture and contiguous with the first aperture to provide access to the interior region, wherein the welding torch further comprises a trigger having conductors that are introduced into the interior region through the first aperture and the contiguous slot.
A welding torch, comprising:
- a handle having an interior region, a first aperture, and a slot contiguous with the first aperture and extending axially therethrough from the first aperture;
- a welding cable having a plurality of insulated conductors and being disposed in the interior region of the handle;
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- a trigger assembly coupled to the handle and having first and second terminals in electrical communication with the plurality of insulated conductors, wherein the plurality of insulated conductors extend through the slot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.