Patent ID: 11963287
Assignee: 6K INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B | IPC B  H

Claim 0:
1. A device for starting a plasma of a plasma torch, the device comprising:
an elongate, hollow wand member located within a plasma chamber of the plasma torch, the wand member comprising a closed distal end, a proximal end, and one or more apertures proximate to the closed distal end extending from a hollow interior of the wand member to an exterior surface on a lateral side of the wand member; and
an elongate wire member comprising one or more wires positioned within the hollow interior of the wand member and extending along at least a portion of a length of the wand member, wherein the wire member is configured to be placed in operable communication through the one or more apertures with a power source, such that the power source is activated to in turn start the plasma within the plasma torch,
wherein the wire member is configured to remain within the hollow interior of the wand member when the plasma is started, and
wherein the wand member encloses the wire member within the plasma torch except at the one or more apertures.