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A mouse device for use as an input device of a computer is provided that includes a housing in which recording paper is loadable, and a printer unit provided within the housing for printing on the recording paper print information received from the computer.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7825351 | Electrode holder A hand held electrode holder has a power on/off switch on the handle of the electrode holder and a trigger to open the clamping jaws that clamp the electrode. The holder has internal parts which operate such that the trigger cannot open the clamping jaws while the s... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7271362 | Protective covering for welding devices The invention relates to a protective covering for welding devices, in particular spot welding pliers, said covering being resistant to welding projections and being non-flammable. The inventive covering comprises a front panel and a rear panel which can be connecte... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7259348 | Welding torch having integral gas lens and collet and method of operating same A welding torch member for securing an electrode to a welding torch is provided. The welding torch member may be adapted to capture the electrode and to enable gas to flow through the welding torch member. The welding torch member may be adapted with a first portion... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7216523 | Pair of pressing jaws for hydraulic or electric pressing tools, and insulating covering for a pressing jaw The invention relates to a pair of pressing jaws for hydraulic or electric pressing tools for pressing fittings onto pipes or for the press connection of electric cables, the two pressing jaws being disposed for rotation about a common axis and each pressing jaw for... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7196284 | Welding gun having rotational swivel coupling A welding gun having a swivel coupling joining the posterior end of the gun to the handle thereby allowing the handle and gooseneck to be rotated without having to rotate the posterior end of the gun and the wire cable feed line, the swivel coupling providing a cond... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7069680 | Barrier or wall mounting apparatus There is disclosed a mounting apparatus which comprises a vertically extending rigid member having an upper end, a lower end and an intermediate portion, a clamping arm member having a generally horizontal arm have an end and a generally vertical arm having an end, ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7053329 | System and method for securing a welding electrode to a welding torch A system and method for securing a welding electrode to a welding torch. The system includes a collet body having a first portion that compresses an end of a collet against a welding electrode as the collet is urged against the first portion. The collet body also in... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6995331 | Welding torch having collet and backcap adapted for securing engagement and method for operating same A collet and a backcap are provided that are securable to each other. The collet and backcap may be adapted for threaded engagement. The collet and backcap may be utilized in a welding torch. A method of securing a collet to a backcap is provided. The method may inc... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6940041 | Ergonomic handle attachment for welding torch An over-handle is mounted on a rotor-ring for rotation around the handle of the torch. The accessory is for use with a torch of the kind in which a (coated) electrode is mounted in an electrode holder, and is tightened therein by the welder screwing the holder into ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6444951 | Welding rod extending assembly for attachment with electrode holder A welding rod extender is provided for extending an arc welding rod. The welding rod extender comprises an elongated member having a first end and a second end, the first end being adapted for connection with an electrode holder. A housing is provided hav... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6184492 | Welding electrode holder for coated electrodes Welding electrode holder comprising an electrically conducting body with positioning seats of electrodes and welding cable connection position, an insulating tubular handle where the back part of the body is encaged, a lever pivotably assembled with the b... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6163008 | Plasma arc torch A plasma arc torch has a cathode and electrode having connecting ends configured for a coaxial telescoping connection with one another on a central longitudinal axis of the torch. The connecting ends have interengageable detents thereon, with at least one... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6130006 | Hydrogen-absorbing alloy There is provided a hydrogen-absorbing alloy which contains an alloy ingot manufactured by means of a casting or sintering method or a pulverized product of the alloy ingot, and the alloy ingot being represented by the following general formula (1), (Mg | 10/10/2000 |
| 6069340 | Electrode holder mirror device An electrode holder mirror device for welding purposes and method therefor comprises a body structure which comprises an open sleeve member and a flange section. The flange section functions to releasably engage a handle portion of an electrode holder thr... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5916465 | Torch A torch for cutting, gouging or welding metal including a body having a central longitudinal axis for connection to sources of pressurized gas and electrical potential and a swivel housing threadably connected to the body for rotation relative to the body... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5585022 | Orbiting head welding clamp An orbiting head welding clamp comprised of an upper clamping portion. A lower clamping portion is pivotally coupled with a lower end of the upper clamping portion. A biasing spring has a first end secured to the upper clamping portion. The biasing spring... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5266772 | Flexible portable container for carrying and maintaining arc welding electrodes at use temperature and method for maintaining arc welding electrodes at use temperature A combination of a layered leather pouch and a flat flexible unified structure of a heater utilizing an exothermic composition for the purpose of creating and maintaining an arc welding rod inside the pouch at a temperature range between about 28 degrees ... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5254835 | Robotic welder for nuclear boiling water reactors One aspect of the present invention comprises an apparatus for storing an end effector nestably adjacent a pipe to which it is attached and for moving the end effector into a working position laterally-displaced from said pipe is disclosed. Such apparatus... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5206472 | System for use in electrode welding and gas/arc welding The electrode holder is provided with a handle and a screw threaded current conductor which is adapted to alternatively receive two fastening heads. One fastening heads includes a current-conducting clamping member which is threaded onto the screw-threade... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5079405 | Electrode oscillating mechanism for welding electrode holder A small, fractional horsepower, low voltage electric motor with an eccentric weight on its output shaft is attached to the electrode clamp of a hand held welding electrode holder. The oscillating or orbiting motion generated by rotation of the eccentric w... | 01/07/1992 |
| 4924065 | Welding electrode holding device with quick ejection of the worn out electrode A welding electrode device with quick ejection of the worn out electrode comprises an extended hollow body (12, 112) in which a tubular pin (16, 116) is inserted, on which a jaw sleeve (19, 132) is assembled and which is extended in correspondence with an... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4918280 | Clamping sleeve for burner electrodes, especially for tig burners A clamping sleeve for an electrode of a burner, especially a TIG burner, has its bore receiving the electrode offset from the axis of the housing receiving the sleeve so that, upon clamping of the electrode, the electrode is not only pressed against the w... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4873412 | Automatic feed apparatus, for fusion welding machine, and electrode holder therefor An automatic feed apparatus is provided for a fusion welding machine, in which metal components are welded together. The apparatus has an electrode holder for holding a pin and having a clamping lever for clamping the pin to an electrode. A feeding device... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4820901 | Quick releasable ground and rod clamp for welding A quick releasable clamp for welder's ground and rod connections, characterized by a thumb operable release lever releasing an adjustable toggle link, wherein the opposed jaws have toothed engagement buried into a work piece clamped by extended lever arms... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4785954 | Welding maskholder A special welding apparatus comprises welding pliers and a head shield, which may be attached together by means of an engaging groove, a pressure ball, a fixed ring, a fixed hook and a hook seat, or may be separated from each other. The colored goggle ass... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4623250 | DC plasma jet generator for emission spectrochemical analysis Improvements on a DC plasma jet generator for emission spectrochemical analysis wherein two anode blocks and one cathode block are positioned in an inverted Y shape, and each of the anode blocks has a cylinder, a piston, an an anode received by a recess i... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4591690 | Welding electrode holder An electrode holder comprises an electrically insulating tubular handle having at one end an axially outward directed bearing surface. An electrode-clamping head member is rotatably seated on such bearing surface, and a cable connector is axially slidable... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4553014 | Self-sealing electrode guide A self-sealing electrode guide for supporting an electrode in an electrode port of a welding chamber, includes a housing adapted to be mounted in the electrode port and a sealing sleeve accommodated in a housing channel defined in the housing. The sealing... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4532407 | Welding apparatus Welding apparatus embodies an electrode support and guide structure provided by a framework hingedly connected at opposite ends and supported generally midway of the ends by a swivel joint assembly rotatively mounted for swingable movement by one end of a... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4464555 | Torch, useful in air-carbon arc processes A torch, useful in air-carbon arc processes has a holder (9, 11) for an electrode (E) and gas control means comprising a venturi air injector (4), arranged to pass both compressed air (F) and induced air (Fi) along the electrode to the tip (Et) to cool th... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4461948 | Collet system for arc welding torches The invention is an improved collet design for arc welding torches. The collet tip is asymmetrically tapered. The collet tip bears on the interior surface of an adjacent sleeve which is appropriately flared in the rearward direction so as to receive the t... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4395613 | Universal electrode holder A universal electrode holder having a holder body including a top face, a bottom face, perpendicular sidewalls and end walls, wherein one side wall is stepped to define offset lower and upper surface portions joined by a horizontally disposed connecting s... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4361746 | Underwater cutting and welding torch An underwater cutting and welding torch including a one-piece insulating body anatomically shaped for the hand of a user including positive means to prevent water from contacting the electrically conducting parts of the torch and to prevent working fluid ... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4303967 | Welding light This light is designed for use in the welding industry, for checking joint preparations, by lighting the area to be welded, lighting the area of a weld, so as to enable the user effectively to clean or chip slag from it, etc. It consists primarily of a sl... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4300033 | Reduced operating noise nozzle for electric arc cutting device A reduced operating noise nozzle for a cutting device using at least one electrode and an electric arc to cut material of a workpiece, comprises, a nose end piece disposed around the electrode which has an outer surface tapered from an outer relatively wi... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4263497 | Welding guide A welding guide to be attached to a welding head to aid in welding a joint at an outside corner or edge. The guide includes a collar attached to the welding head and a pair of legs are connected to opposite sides of the collar and straddle the joint to be... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4221953 | Welding electrode holder and guide A pivotally adjustable welding electrode support is used to permit remote adjustment of the contact angle of the welding electrode with the material to be welded. The use of a modified parallelogram construction of the holding arm in combination with the ... | 09/09/1980 |
| 4214144 | Stud welding apparatus and process A part of hard, weldable material which has been through drilled and tapped is sealed by stud welding a stud thereover to form a fluid-tight article which is used to facilitate the connecting of other parts. The threads are protected during stud welding b... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4189202 | Rubber sleeve devices Rubber sleeve device for surrounding an electrical current conductor member. The device is adapted for axial displacement relative to the member as well as being prevented from turning relative to that member. The device has a first fastening portion in t... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4161643 | Welding handle assembly An auxiliary handle attached to a main handle of a welding apparatus by means of a circumferential clamp which permits adjustment rotationally and pivotally of the auxiliary handle. A radiation and contact shield, made of a single piece of heat insulating... | 07/17/1979 |
