System and method for operating and locking a trigger of a welding gun
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1. A trigger assembly for a welding gun having a handle, comprising:
- a base portion securable to the handle;
a trigger pivotable relative to the base portion between activated and deactivated positions; and
a lever pivotable relative to the trigger, wherein the lever is adapted to lock the trigger in the activated position.
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Abstract
A welding system having a welding gun. The welding gun is adapted with a trigger. The welding gun may have a lever to lock the trigger in a desired pivoted position. The lever may pivot the trigger as the lever is pivoted. The welding gun may have a trigger extension to enable a user to pivot the trigger by depressing the trigger extension. The trigger extension may be plastically deformed. The trigger extension may be removable. The trigger extension may be rotatable.
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39 Claims
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1. A trigger assembly for a welding gun having a handle, comprising:
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a base portion securable to the handle; a trigger pivotable relative to the base portion between activated and deactivated positions; and a lever pivotable relative to the trigger, wherein the lever is adapted to lock the trigger in the activated position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A trigger extension for a welding gun, comprising:
a plastically-deformable member pivotably secured to a pivotable trigger and operable to act as a lever to direct pivotal movement of the trigger. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A welding gun, comprising:
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a handle; a trigger pivotably secured to the handle and positionable between first and second positions, wherein transition of the trigger from the first position to the second position pivots the trigger towards the handle; and a pivotable lever adapted to secure the trigger at the second position. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A welding system, comprising:
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a power source; a cable coupleable to the power source; and a welding gun coupled to the cable, comprising; a handle; a trigger secured to the handle and coupleable to the power source and pivotable between a first position and a second position relative to the handle, wherein transition of the trigger from the first position to the second position pivots the trigger towards the handle; and a pivotable lever adapted to lock the trigger in the second position. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A welding gun, comprising:
a pivotable lever adapted to pivot a trigger to an activated position and to lock the trigger at the activated position, wherein the trigger is operable to control feeding of electrode wire from a wire feeder coupleable to the welding gun. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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33. A method of operating a welding system, comprising:
pivoting a lever of a welding gun from a first position to a second position to urge a trigger of the welding gun to an activated position and to lock the trigger in the activated position. - View Dependent Claims (34)
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35. A method of operating a welding system, comprising:
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securing a pivotable trigger extension to a pivotable trigger of a welding gun; and urging the trigger extension toward a handle of the welding gun to depress the trigger to an activated position. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39)
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