Cleaner device for welding nozzle

Claim 1

IN A WELDING NOZZLE; A BODY HAVING AN AXIAL BORE THERETHROUGH, A NOZZLE MEMBER RECIPROCALLY CARRIED BY SAID BODY AND PROJECTING FROM ONE END OF SAID BODY, AN AXIAL BORE THROUGH SAID NOZZLE MEMBER COAXIAL WITH THE BORE IN THE BODY SAID INCLUDING A REDUCED DIAMETER PORTION AT THE OUTER END OF THE NOZZLE MEMBER WHICH IS REMOTE FROM THE SAID ONE OF THE BODY, A SPRING ACTING BETWEEN SAID BODY AND SAID NOZZLE MEMBER URGING SAID NOZZLE MEMBER AXIALLY AWAY FROM SAID ONE OF SAID BODY TO EXTENDED POSITION WHILE PERMITTING MOVEMENT OF SAID NOZZLE MEMBER AXIALLY TOWARD SAID ONE END OF SAID BODY TO RETRACTED POSITION, A CLEANING SLEEVE ELEMENT INSIDE SAID NOZZLE MEMBER COAXIAL WITH SAID AXIAL BORES HAVING ONE END ENGAGING SAID ONE END OF SAID BODY AND EXTENDING THEREFROM TOWARD SAID BORE PORTION OF SAID NOZZLE MEMBER, AT LEAST THE OTHER END OF SAID SLEEVE ELEMENT WHICH IS REMOTE FROM SAID ONE END OF SAID BODY HAVING A DIAMETER ONLY SLIGHTLY SMALLER THAN THE DIAMETER OF SAID BORE PORTION, SAID OTHER END OF SAID SLEEVE ELEMENT BEING DISPOSED INWARDLY FROM THE OUTER END OF SAID BORE PORTION WHEN SAID NOZZLE MEMBER IS IN EXTENDED POSITION AND PASSING THROUGH SAID BORE PORTION AND PROJECTING FROM THE OUTER END OF SAID BORE PORTION WHEN SAID NOZZLE MEMBER IS MOVED AGAINST THE BIAS OF SAID SPRING TO RETRACTED POSITION WHEREBY THE SAID OTHER END OF SAID SLEEVE ELEMENT WILL DISLODGE FOREIGN MATERIAL FROM SAID BORE PORTION, THE WIRE ELECTRODE BEING UTILIZED PASSING THROUGH SAID AXIAL BORES AND SAID SLEEVE ELEMENT.