QUICK DISCONNECT TORCH HANDLE

• Main Authors: CHAMBERLAIN, MICHELLE R, RAYMOND, ANDREW J, PIKE, RICHARD S
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 03.08.2021
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CURRENT COLLECTORS; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; LINE CONNECTORS; MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PLASMA TECHNIQUE; PRODUCTION OF ACCELERATED ELECTRICALLY-CHARGED PARTICLES OR OFNEUTRONS; PRODUCTION OR ACCELERATION OF NEUTRAL MOLECULAR OR ATOMICBEAMS; SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; TRANSPORTING; WELDING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM

Provided herein is a quick disconnect torch handle (12) for use in a plasma arc system (1). In one approach, the plasma arc system (1) includes a lead (6) having a first end (3) connected to a power source (2) and a second end (7) connected to a torch handle (12). The quick disconnect (16) is locate...