Patent ID: 8609020

Claim:
A tip for use in a gas torch comprising: an outer tip portion defining a central cavity and a distal orifice; an inner tip portion disposed within the cavity of the outer tip portion, the inner tip portion defining an outer surface, a central gas passageway in communication with the distal orifice of the outer tip portion, wherein a proximal portion of the central gas passageway is occluded by a component of the gas torch, and at least one intermediate gas passageway extending from the outer surface to the central gas passageway for a flow of at least one gas to provide improved cooling to the tip; and further comprising a proximal gas passageway disposed between the outer tip portion and the inner tip portion, wherein the at least one gas flows through the proximal gas passageway and then through the at least one intermediate gas passageway to the central gas passageway.