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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2016
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Roger Jaeger, Tilbury, CA;
Bradley Eugene Whipple, Windsor, CA;
Assignee:
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/29 (2006.01); B23P 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/291 (2013.01); B23P 19/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A welding torch system includes a diffuser assembly that includes a locking mechanism to receive a contact tip. Additionally, the welding torch system includes the contact tip, which includes locking elements configured to interact with the locking mechanism of the diffuser assembly to secure the contact tip within the diffuser assembly. Further, the contact tip is rotated within the diffuser assembly to securely align the locking elements with the locking mechanism.