Appeal 2007-1212
Application 10/278,319
a hand operator adapted to be releasably-secured to the retaining nut
preventing axial separation therebetween, and to enable the retaining nut to
be tightened onto the threaded connector by hand, the hand operator further
having an internal peripheral surface configured to engage with wrenched-
flat surfaces to transfer torque applied to the hand operator to the retaining
nut.
29. The securing system as recited in claim 28, wherein the inner and
outer peripheral surfaces are generally non-deformable under manual
actuation.
34. A securing system for securing a welding implement neck to a
threaded connector, the securing system comprising:
a hand operator having an inner peripheral surface configured to
at least partially circumscribe a wrench-actuatable retaining nut such that
actuation of the hand operator transfers torque to the wrench-actuatable
retaining nut to secure the wrench-actuatable retaining nut to the threaded
connector, wherein the hand operator includes a resilient member
cantilevered with respect to the inner peripheral surface and configured to
selectably block separation of the hand operator with respect to the wrench-
actuatable retaining nut.
39. A securing system for securing a welding implement neck to a
threaded connector, the securing system comprising:
an operator configured to snap-fit with respect to a retaining nut,
wherein the operator is configured to transfer torque to a retaining nut upon
actuation of the operator to tighten the retaining nut with respect to the
threaded connector, the operator having a plurality of walls that define
peripheral surfaces of the operator, the plurality of walls being more rigid
than a blocking member configured to block axial separation of the operator
with respect to the retaining nut.
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