Patent ID: 9642236
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: B23K,H05H

Claim:
1. A connector component configured for coupling an electrode to a plasma arc torch, the connected component adapted to secure to a corresponding component of another element of the plasma arc torch to attach the electrode to the other element, the connector component comprising: a body including a proximal end and a distal end disposed along a longitudinal axis; at least two thread regions disposed radially about the longitudinal axis on a surface of the body near the proximal end, wherein each thread region includes at least one thread disposed on the surface of the body; and at least two smooth regions each disposed radially about the longitudinal axis between a pair of thread regions on the surface of the body, wherein the at least one thread in a first thread region of the at least two thread regions does not create a continuous rotational thread path with the at least one thread of an adjacent thread region of the at least two thread regions, and wherein at least one of the smooth regions of the connector component is configured to align with at least one of the thread regions of the corresponding component of the other element to facilitate slidable displacement of the connector component and the corresponding component relative to each other.