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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2017
Applicant:
Esab Ab, Gothenburg, SE;
Inventor:
Hannes Hugo Raudsepp, Täby, SE;
Assignee:
ESAB AB, Gothenburg, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/18 (2006.01); B23K 9/24 (2006.01); B23K 9/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/186 (2013.01); B23K 9/123 (2013.01); B23K 9/188 (2013.01); B23K 9/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A contact device for a welding apparatus is disclosed. The contact device for feeding current to at least a first welding wire and a second welding wire. The contact device including first and second contact jaws. The first and second contact jaws including a slot formed therein to provide the first and second contact jaws with improved flexibility to individually and independently flex about the first and second welding wires to ensure proper contact is maintained between the contact jaws and the welding wire.