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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2020
Applicant:
Hypertherm, Inc., Hanover, NH (US);
Inventors:
Jon W. Lindsay, Grantham, NH (US);
Brent R. Bartlett, Bradford, VT (US);
Aaron D. Brandt, Grantham, NH (US);
Zheng Duan, Hanover, NH (US);
Stephen M. Liebold, Grantham, NH (US);
Assignee:
Hypertherm, Inc., Hanover, NH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 10/00 (2005.12); H05H 1/34 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05H 1/34 (2012.12); H05H 1/3457 (2021.04); H05H 1/3478 (2021.04);
Abstract
A component for a plasma arc torch includes a body portion, a tapered surface on the body portion, the tapered surface including a compressible member that provides a disengagement force relative to the body portion, and an axially disposed surface on the body portion for coupling a mating surface on an adjacent structure of the torch. The component can be a nozzle and/or an electrode.