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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2012
Applicant:
Victor Equipment Company, Denton, TX (US);
Inventors:
Khalid Hassan, Denton, TX (US);
Glenn Redding, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Assignee:
Victor Equipment Company, Denton, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/29 (2006.01); B23K 9/173 (2006.01); B23K 9/26 (2006.01); B23K 9/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/295 (2013.01); B23K 9/173 (2013.01); B23K 9/26 (2013.01); B23K 9/28 (2013.01); B23K 9/291 (2013.01);
Abstract
An arc welding apparatus comprising a conductor tube defining an internal passageway is disclosed. The conductor tube further defines an external surface profile and a distal end portion. The conductor tube is configured to engage a sleeve having inner and outer surface profiles. The inner surface profile is configured to abut the external surface profile of the conductor tube, and the outer surface profile comprises an engaging portion.