Patent ID: 8907249

Claim:
A single or multi-wire welding torch which can be connected to a welding device via a hose pack, the single or multi-wire welding torch comprising a torch handle, a tubular welding torch housing, at least one contact tube for welding wire, and a gas nozzle, wherein an internal insert for receiving said at least one contact tube and said gas nozzle is mounted in an end area of said tubular welding torch housing, wherein a fixing element is placed on said internal insert for producing a gas-tight connection between said internal insert and said gas nozzle pushed thereon, wherein said fixing element is made at least partially of a flexible material, with said gas-tight connection being establishable by spatial expansion of said fixing element, wherein a circumferential recess is provided on said internal insert, said circumferential recess having an opening connected with a supply device, wherein said fixing element is provided in said circumferential recess, wherein said internal insert has a body of insulating material, wherein at least one contact socket for electric energy transmission is provided in said body for receiving said at least one contact tube, and wherein said circumferential recess is located on an outside of the internal insert.