Patent ID: 8324531

Claim:
A welding torch shroud capable of producing a light signal to position a welding torch relative to a workpiece, the shroud comprising: a frame having first and second opposite ends and defining a channel extending between the first and second ends, the channel adapted to receive a welding nozzle, the first end of the frame being attachable to an end of the welding torch; and a lighting means for producing at least two pairs of light beams projecting away from the second end of the frame, the lighting means comprises at least two pairs of light sources arranged for directing the at least two pairs of light beams therefrom in converging directions so that the at least two pairs of light beams intersect with each other and provide a light signal at a predetermined distance from the second end of the frame, the at least two pairs of intersecting light beams intersecting at substantially the same point and wherein the at least two pairs of light sources are mounted radially outward of the channel and adjacent the second end of the frame.