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Welding wire guide ring

US7690593B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 9, 2007
Grant dateApr 6, 2010
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Expiry dateFeb 6, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H57/18
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A wire guiding device includes a base and a guide portion for streamlining the flow of coiled wire from a storage container. Side walls may be included to bridge the distance between the device and the storage container to prevent wire from rising upward around the outside of the wire guiding device. As the amount of wire in the bin decreases, the wire guiding device will float downward maintaining constant downward pressure on the coil of wire. Wire in the storage container will therefore be drawn out in a smooth manner limiting or substantially preventing tangles.

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