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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 1983
Filed:
Dec. 24, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yosef Yerushalmy, Florence, SC (US);
Larry W Stokes, Florence, SC (US);
Assignee:
Union Carbide Corporation, Danbury, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2191 / ; 219 75 ; 2191 / ; 2191 / ; 219 74 ;
Abstract
A gas shielded plasma arc torch having a collet for receiving and gripping an electrode wherein the collet has a portion with a substantially spherical surface geometry for engagement with and rotation in first and second seating means within the torch and means for locking the position of the collet thereby locking and fixing the position of the electrode with respect to the torch.