Patent ID: 9148943
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: H01R,H05H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A lead connector assembly for a plasma arc torch for providing electrical and fluid connections between a male lead connector and a female lead connector disposed in association with a plasma arc torch power supply, wherein the female lead connector comprises a current conductive member, a sealing member, clearance region, binding region, and a locking ring having a locking flange, the male lead connector comprising: a body defining an internal fluid passage, an electrical contact region, a sealing region, a locking trough, and a driving lip, the male lead connector, when assembled to the female lead connector, having an engaged configuration and a disengaged configuration, wherein, in the engaged configuration, the electrical contact region forms an electrical connection with the current conducting member, the sealing region forms a seal against the sealing member, the locking trough receives the locking flange, and the locking flange is positioned between the driving lip and the binding region, and, as a result of the engaged configuration, the male lead connector is locked within the female lead connector.