Patent ID: 11883910
Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G  H | IPC B  G  H

Claim 9:
10. A welding or plasma cutting torch, comprising:
a training switch disposed within a body of the welding or plasma cutting torch to close in response to selection of a live-arc weld training operation in a weld training mode to provide a welding or plasma cutting current to the welding or plasma cutting torch;
a current sensing component at least partially disposed within the body of the welding or plasma cutting torch and comprising current sensing circuitry, wherein the current sensing component is configured to measure a welding or plasma cutting current of the welding or plasma cutting torch; and
a user interface to receive an input to restrict the live-arc weld training operation for a welding operator in the weld training mode.