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US 8,993,928 B2Granted
Repositionable attachment device for welding gun conductor tubes
AssigneeVictor Equipment Company
InventorPatrick A. Laymon
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Abstract
An attachment device for use in connecting a conductor tube to a handle of a welding gun is provided that includes an adapter disposed proximate the handle of the welding gun, wherein the adapter defines a plurality of radially spaced receiving portions. A conductor tube is disposed adjacent the adapter, and the conductor tube defines at least one extension disposed near a proximal end portion of the conductor tube. The plurality of radially spaced receiving portions are adapted for engagement by the extension of the conductor tube such that the conductor tube can be repositioned relative to the handle of the welding gun.
Claims36
An attachment device for a welding gun comprising:
- an adapter disposed proximate a handle of the welding gun, the adapter defining a plurality of radially spaced receiving portions extending along a longitudinal direction of the adapter;
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- an arcuate conductor tube disposed adjacent the adapter and having a proximal end portion and distal end portion, the conductor tube defining at least one extension disposed near the proximal end portion of the conductor tube and extending along a longitudinal direction of the conductor tube;
- wherein the plurality of radially spaced receiving portions are discrete and configured to engage the at least one extension of the conductor tube and fix the conductor tube to the adapter at any one of a plurality of radial positions corresponding the plurality of the radially spaced receiving portions, the plurality of radial positions permitting a change in the radial orientation of the arcuate conductor tube relative to the adapter.
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An arcuate conductor tube having a proximal end portion and distal end portion for use in a welding gun comprising at least one of:
- at least one extension and discrete radially spaced receiving portions,
- wherein the at least one extension or the radially spaced receiving portions are disposed near a on a proximal end portion of the conductor tube and extend along a longitudinal direction of the conductor tube,
- wherein the at least one extension or the radially spaced receiving portions are configured to engage corresponding portions of an adapter and fix the conductor tube to the adapter at any one of a plurality of radial positions corresponding to the discrete radially spaced receiving portions of the conductor tube or the corresponding portions of the adapter, the plurality of radial positions permitting a change in the radial orientation of the distal end portion of the arcuate conductor tube relative to the adapter.
A welding gun comprising:
- a handle defining a distal end portion;
- an adapter disposed proximate the distal end portion of the handle, the adapter defining a plurality of radially spaced receiving portions extending along a longitudinal direction of the adapter;
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- an arcuate conductor tube having a proximal end portion and distal end portion, disposed adjacent the adapter, the conductor tube defining at least one extension disposed near a proximal end portion of the conductor tube and extending along a longitudinal direction of the conductor tube,
- wherein the plurality of radially spaced receiving portions are discrete and configured to engage and fix the at least one extension of the conductor tube and connect the conductor tube to the adapter at any one of a plurality of radial positions corresponding to the plurality of radially spaced receiving portions of the adapter permitting a change in the radial orientation of the distal end portion of the arcuate conductor tube relative to the adapter.
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A welding gun comprising:
- a handle defining a distal end portion;
- an adapter disposed within the distal end portion of the handle, the adapter defining a bore extending therethrough and an attachment area, the attachment area comprising:
- radially spaced receiving portions disposed within an internal portion of the adapter and the radially spaced receiving portions are discrete and extending along a longitudinal direction of the adapter;
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- a threaded interface disposed around an external portion of the adapter;
- an arcuate conductor tube having a proximal end portion and distal end portion, defining at least one extension disposed around the proximal end portion of the conductor tube and extending along a longitudinal direction of the conductor tube, the at least one extension configured to engage the radially spaced receiving portions in the adapter and fix the conductor tube to the adapter at any one of a plurality of positions corresponding to the radially spaced receiving portions permitting a change in the radial orientation of the distal end portion of the arcuate conductor tube relative to the adapter;
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- a locking collar slidably disposed around the conductor tube, the locking collar defining internal threads adapted for engagement with the threaded interface of the adapter.
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An attachment device for use in connecting an arcuate conductor tube having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion to a handle of a welding gun comprising:
- a socket member defining a plurality of radially spaced receiving portions extending along a longitudinal direction of the socket member;
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- a plug member disposed adjacent the socket member and defining at least one extension extending along a longitudinal direction of the plug member,
- wherein one of the socket member and the plug member is provided adjacent the handle of the welding gun and the other one of the socket member and the plug member is provided adjacent the proximal end portion of the conductor tube, and
- wherein the plurality of radially spaced receiving portions are discrete and configured to engage the at least one extension of the plug member and fix the plug member to the socket member at any one of a plurality of positions corresponding to the plurality of radially spaced receiving portions, permitting a change in the radial orientation of the distal end portion of the arcuate conductor tube relative to the handle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.