ELECTRODE HOLDER FOR CARRYING OUT MANUAL ARC WELDING Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: arc welding. SUBSTANCE: device has handle with current supply member and rotatable head with spring-loaded clamping lever. Head rotation axle is made in the form of bushing rigidly fixed on the current supply member and hollow fixing member with beading threadedly mounted in the bushing. Contact ring of the head is mounted on the bushing and is engaged with the fixing member beading. Spring of the clamping lever is positioned between the free arm and the bottom of the hollow fixing member. EFFECT: enhanced reliability in fastening electrode. 4 dwg