De-coiling cone

US10087036B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• The ESAB Group, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Mark Morrison · Plano, US
• Gerard F. Klaes · Moab, US
• Rodolfo F. Rep · Hanover, US
• Victor Adolfo González Cortez · Greer, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 16, 2017
• Grant date: Oct 2, 2018
• Expiry date: Jun 16, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65H2701/36
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A system for dispensing weld wire comprises a container including walls and inside corners, a coil of weld wire within the container, and a de-coiling cone on the weld wire. The coil includes inner and outer circumferences, and the de-coiling cone includes an inner ring smaller than the inner circumference of the coil, an outer ring larger than the inner circumference and smaller than the outer circumference of the coil, and a plurality of legs extending radially outward from the inner ring to positions adjacent respective inside corners of the container. Each leg includes a first leg portion connecting the inner and outer rings, a second leg portion extending radially outwardly from the first leg portion, and a backwardly bent leg portion adjacent a corresponding inside corner of the container.