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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 01, 2021
The Esab Group Inc., Florence, SC (US);
Oliver Binzel, Wettingen, CH;
Marc A. Hartel, Reiskirchen, DE;
The ESAB Group Inc., Florence, SC (US);
Abstract
Provided for herein is an apparatus that includes a machine-side connection housing. The machine-side connection housing includes a machine-side connection configured to provide a welding consumable or an electrical connection to a welding/cutting torch head. The apparatus also includes a fume extraction connection housing that includes a fume extraction connection to a fume extraction device. A flexible connection is arranged between the machine-side connection housing and the fume extraction connection housing. A seal that includes a first orifice is arranged between the fume extraction connection and the machine-side connection. Finally, a conduit, configured to connect the machine-side connection to the welding/cutting torch head, is arranged to pass through the first orifice, through the flexible connection and through the fume extraction connection housing to the welding/cutting torch head.