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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2018
Hypertherm, Inc., Hanover, NH (US);
Harshawardhan Jogdand, Lebanon, NH (US);
E. Michael Shipulski, Etna, NH (US);
David J. Cook, Bradford, VT (US);
David L. Bouthillier, Hartford, VT (US);
Zheng Duan, Hanover, NH (US);
Jesse A. Roberts, Cornish, NH (US);
Micah Roberts, Lebanon, NH (US);
Stephen M. Dunbar, Lebanon, NH (US);
Peter J. Twarog, Meriden, NH (US);
Brian J. Currier, Newport, NH (US);
Stephen M. Liebold, Grantham, NH (US);
Brett A. Hansen, Mapleton, UT (US);
Garrett K. Quillia, Enfield, NH (US);
Hypertherm, Inc., Hanover, NH (US);
Abstract
A connector component configured for coupling a consumable component to a plasma arc torch is provided. The connector component comprises a body having a proximal end and a distal end disposed along and defining a longitudinal axis. The connector component includes at least two engagement regions disposed radially about the longitudinal axis on a surface of the body. Each engagement region includes at least one engagement feature disposed on the surface of the body. The connector component also includes at least two free regions disposed radially about the longitudinal axis on the surface of the body. Each free region is radially located between a pair of the engagement regions and characterized by an absence of the engagement feature.