Flash welding die asemblies with quickly removable electrode bars

Claim 1

A FLASH WELDING DIE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A HOUSING MEMBER ADAPTED TO BE DISPOSED ON ONE SIDE OF A NORMAL PATH OF WORKPIECE TRAVEL, A REMOVABLE AND REPLACEABLE ELECTRODE BAR ASSEMBLY, AND FORCE APPLYING MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID HOUSING MEMBER OPERATIVE UPON ACTUATION THEREOF TO RETAIN SAID ELECTRODE BAR ASSEMBLY IN TIGHTLY ASSEMBLED RELATION WITH RESPECT TO SAID HOUSING MEMBER, SAID HOUSING MEMBER HAVING A TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING RECESS THEREIN, SAID ELECTRODE BAR ASSEMBLY BEING NESTINGLY RECEIVED IN SAID RECESS, AND SAID FORCE APPLYING MEANS BEING OPERATIVE UPON ACTUATION THEREOF TO TIGHTLY SEAT SAID ELECTRODE BAR ASSEMBLY IN SAID RECESS IN SAID HOUSING MEMBER, SAID FORCE APPLYING MEANS COMPRISING A LEVER PIVOTALLY MOUNTED TO SAID HOUSING MEMBER INTERMEDIATE ITS ENDS, MEANS INTERCONNECTING ONE END OF SAID LEVER WITH SAID ELECTRODE BAR ASSEMBLY, AND ACTUATING MEANS CONNECTED TO THE OTHER END OF SAID LEVER ADAPTED TO PIVOT THE SAME.