Patent ID: 8766134
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: B23K,H05H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A connector assembly for coupling a plasma torch to a receptacle, the connector assembly comprising: a connector body configured to receive a mating connector body, the connector body attachable to the receptacle or the plasma arc torch; at least one circumferentially shaped blade extending axially from a surface of the connector body, the at least one circumferentially shaped blade forming a portion of a blade ring; and at least one gap disposed relative to the surface of the connector body defined by and between edges of the at least one circumferentially shaped blade, a distance of the at least one gap between the edges of the at least one circumferentially shaped blade extending along a portion of the circumference of the blade ring, wherein the at least one gap is distributed about the blade ring, the at least one gap shaped to align with a corresponding circumferentially shaped blade of the mating connector body.