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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2018
Applicant:
Victor Equipment Company, Denton, TX (US);
Inventors:
Glenn K. Redding, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Khalid Hassan, Denton, TX (US);
Assignee:
Victor Equipment Company, Denton, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/29 (2006.01); B23K 9/28 (2006.01); B23K 9/32 (2006.01); B21D 19/00 (2006.01); B23K 9/173 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/295 (2013.01); B21D 19/00 (2013.01); B23K 9/173 (2013.01); B23K 9/285 (2013.01); B23K 9/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
An arc welding apparatus includes a conductor tube assembly that has a collar assembly with a collar body that is biased by a spring. A consumable assembly is mechanically secured to the conductor tube and displaces the collar body and the collar body imparts a biasing force against the consumable assembly pretensioning the consumable assembly on the conductor tube assembly.