Patent ID: 11894642
Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H | IPC B  H

Claim 14:
15. A welding power supply, comprising:
a housing having an electrical panel with an insulating bulkhead, the insulating bulkhead extending into the housing, the insulating bulkhead comprising an interior surface encircling a slot,
the slot extending through the insulating bulkhead from a front end of the insulating bulkhead that is outside the housing to a rear end of the insulating bulkhead that is inside the housing,
the slot having a front diameter at a front portion between the front end of the insulating bulkhead and a shoulder of the interior surface of the insulating bulkhead, the slot further having a rear diameter at a rear portion between the shoulder and the rear end of the insulating bulkhead, the front diameter being larger than the rear diameter; and
a socket connector within the insulating bulkhead, at least part of the socket connector being positioned within the slot, the socket connector comprising:
an outer surface comprising a collar at a front end of the socket connector, a rear end of the collar being between the front end of the socket connector and a rear end of the socket connector, and the rear end of the collar abutting the shoulder of the bulkhead, and
a bore encircled by an inner surface, the inner surface comprising:
a contact surface configured to make electrical contact with a complementary contact surface of a removable insert, and
a coupling surface configured to engage a complementary coupling surface of the removable insert.