Flexible trailing shield for welding reactive metals
US4599505A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 31, 1983 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23K9/325
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A flexible trailing shield for providing nonreactive gas shielding to arc lding operations comprises a housing formed of interlocking transverse segments adapted to flexibly cover weld surfaces having varying configurations. The housing has a torch entrance port for slidably receiving a welding torch, a conduit for receiving gas into the housing, a foraminous material to uniformly distribute the gas within the housing, and a pervious structure through which the gas is dispersed over the weld surface.
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