(under the class definition) Subject matter having the electrode and/or the electrode rod, and/or the electrode holding frame slidably mounted in guides so as to be movable, the electrode being held against motion by a brake mechanism, so that when the brake is released the electrode may move.
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82, and 83 and indented subclasses, for consumable electrode discharge devices having the electrode connected to a rotatable member, such as a gear, and having the feeding of the consumable electrode controlled by means of a gear-dented or brake which cooperates with the rotatable member to control its rotation and thereby the feeding of the electrode.
90, 93 and 101, and indented subclasses, for consumable electrode discharge devices provided with a clutch mechanism which is designed to grip the electrode and/or the electrode holder and move it in one direction under the influence of motive power means, and to release the electrode and/or electrode rod so that the electrode is free to move in the other direction without regard to the amount of motion of the motive power means.
