Patent ID: 11883913
Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 9:
10. A welding torch, comprising:
a handle, wherein the handle comprises:
a housing having an access port and a knuckle, wherein the knuckle comprises a bore and a grooved notch extending radially from the bore,
a cover cap comprising a cap knuckle having a cap bore and a protruding tongue configured to engage the grooved notch, and
a bolt extending through the bore and the cap bore so as to create a joint between the housing and the cover cap,
wherein the cover cap is configured to rotate about the joint between a closed position, where the cover cap covers the access port, and an open position, where cover cap uncovers the access port, and wherein the protruding tongue is configured to engage the grooved notch when the cover cap is in the open position. so as to retain the cover cap in the open position.