Welding wire container with ribbed walls and mating retainer ring
US7198152B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 4, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23K9/1333
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A package for containing and dispensing a coil of welding wire having a coil axis parallel to a package axis, a coil top transverse to the coil axis and radially inner and outer surfaces parallel to the coil axis. The welding wire package includes a container having a bottom and an outer wall structure extending upwardly from the bottom to a top edge, and the outer wall structure has inwardly and outwardly facing surfaces. The package further includes a plurality of ribs extending parallel to the package axis and positioned between the coil outer surface and the inwardly facing surface of the outer wall structure thereby forming gaps between the coil outer surface and the inwardly facing container surface. The welding wire package further including a retainer ring for controlling the dispensing of the welding wire. The retainer ring includes a ring body extending between an inner edge defining an inner opening and an outer peripheral edge, and the outer peripheral edge includes a plurality of projections each extending beyond the outer surface of the wire coil and over a portion of the gaps.
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