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(43) Date of publication: 18.12.2019 Bulletin 2019/51 (21) Application number: 18705249.3 (22) Date of filing: 30.01.2018

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B23K 9/013(2006.01) B23K 9/173(2006.01) B23K 9/28(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2018/015843 (87) International publication number: WO 2018/148051 (16.08.2018 Gazette 2018/33)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: MA MD TN (30) Priority: 07.02.2017 US 201715426598 (71) Applicant: Victor Equipment Company Chesterfield, Missouri 63017 (US)	(72) Inventors: STEPHENS, Michael E. The Colony, TX 75056 (US) HENDERSON, Jeffrey S. Corinth, TX 76210 (US) (74) Representative: Murgitroyd & Company  Scotland House 165-169 Scotland Street Glasgow G5 8PL Glasgow G5 8PL (GB)