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Spot welder with electrode clamp

CA 1267452 C · Owner: Wilcox, Paul A. · Inventors: Wilcox, Paul A.

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A portable spot welder includes a hand-held electrode clamp assembly. The hand-held clamp has a fixed electrode and a movable electrode adapted to be moved toward and away from the fixed electrode. A spring loaded toggle is used to pivot the movable electrode to clamp a workpiece between the electrodes to exert a predetermined and repeatable pressure. The invention includes an air cooling system. Air is forced through the electrical cables connecting the hand-held electrode clamp to the welder transformer. At the hand-held clamp the air escapes to the, atmosphere through passageways near the electrodes thereby enabling heat generated within the cables and at the electrodes to be transferred …

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  • Granted April 3, 1990. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended April 3, 2007.
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FiledJanuary 5, 1987
GrantedApril 3, 1990
Term endedApril 3, 2007
Patent numberCA 1267452 C
Classification (IPC)B23K11/10

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1988199019921994199619982000200220042006Application filedJan 5, 1987Patent grantedApril 3, 1990Term endedApril 3, 2007

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