IP Library Granted Patent US 12678884
Granted Patent B1
US 12678884 · App. 18/238,937 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Male adaptor for tungsten inert gas welding

Inventor: Jacob McClure (Las Vegas, NV)
B23K9/325
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12678884
App. No.
18/238,937
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B1
Abstract

An adaptor for a tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding gas block may include an adaptor body having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end includes a pair of parallel members separated by a receiving slot; the second end comprises a male twist lock post; the first end is configured to securely engage with the TIG gas block; and the second end is configured to engage with a welding lead.

Claims (13)

1 . An adaptor for a tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding gas block, the adaptor comprising:

an adaptor body having a first end and a second end,

wherein:

the first end comprises a pair of parallel members separated by a receiving slot;

the second end comprises a male twist lock post;

the first end is configured to securely engage with the TIG gas block; and

the second end is configured to engage with a welding lead.

2 . The adaptor of claim 1 , wherein the TIG gas block comprises a block tab extending therefrom and the receiving slot is sized to accommodate insertion of the block tab therein.

3 . The adaptor of claim 1 , further comprising a fastener orifice extending through each of the pair of parallel members.

4 . The adapter of claim 3 , wherein at least one end of the fastener orifice comprises a countersunk rim surrounding the fastener orifice.

5 . The adapter of claim 3 , wherein the fastener orifice on one member of the pair of parallel members is threaded.

6 . The adapter of claim 1 , wherein the male twist lock post comprises a cylindrical unit with a lock tab extending outward from a side surface thereof.

7 . The adapter of claim 6 , wherein the male twist lock post is sized to be accommodated within a female end on the welding lead.