Welding wire guide ring
US8042757B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 4, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 4, 2030 |
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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