Patent ID: 9463524
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: B23K

Claim Text:
1. A welding torch assembly, comprising: a body; a first feed roll coupled to the body; a second feed roll configured to rotate with respect to the body, wherein the second feed roll is coupled to an arm, and the second feed roll is movable relative to the first feed roll between a feed position and an open position; and a lever configured to move between a closed position and an opened position to move the second feed roll between the feed position and the open position, the lever having a first end rotatably coupled to the body and a second end extending from the first end, wherein the second feed roll is adjacent to the first feed roll in the feed position, and the second feed roll is not adjacent to the first feed roll in the open position, the lever comprises a rounded surface for engaging the arm, rotation of the lever with respect to the body and the arm urges a first end of the arm coupled to the second feed roll toward or away from the first feed roll, and a force of the arm on the lever when the lever is in the opened position biases the lever toward the opened position.