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

Claim 0:
1. A welding power supply, comprising:
a housing having an electrical panel with an insulating bulkhead, the insulating bulkhead extending into the housing; and
a socket connector within the insulating bulkhead, the socket connector comprising:
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,
a coupling surface configured to engage a complementary coupling surface of the removable insert, and
a central surface between the contact surface and the coupling surface,
the bore having a first diameter at the coupling surface, a second diameter at the contact surface, and a third diameter at the central surface, the second diameter being larger than the first diameter, and the third diameter being larger than the first diameter and smaller than the second diameter.