Patent ID: 9266181
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: B23K

Claim Text:
1. A welding device for depositing material on a surface of an associated workpiece, comprising: an electrode head adapted to concurrently house an array of associated multiple, continuous-feed electrodes that are consumable in a spaced apart configuration to which current is applied to melt the continuous-feed electrodes for concurrently depositing material on the surface of the associated workpiece; wherein the electrode head includes a plurality of apertures which receive the associated multiple, continuous-feed electrodes; and a contact assembly in operative connection with the electrode head which receives the associated multiple, continuous-feed electrodes from the electrode head, a drive roll that continuously delivers the associated multiple, continuous-feed electrodes for movement through the electrode head and through the contact assembly in which the associated multiple, continuous-feed electrodes are melted to deposit material on the surface of the associated workpiece; the contact assembly comprises: