Box for welding wire
US9010532B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 1, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2701/36
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A box for shipping and dispensing a welding wire wound into a generally cylindrical mass having a cylindrical core cavity concentric with a vertical axis. The box has four sidewalls with an integral generally triangular flap where at least one of the flaps has an upper generally square crown section with a wire outlet opening. The flaps have a folded down position wherein they overlap each other in a flat plane above the wire mass and an assembled up position defining a four sided pyramid shaped tent above the wire mass, with the crown section assembled in a plane generally parallel to the flat plane and at least 6.0 inches above the flat plane with the wire outlet opening aligned with the axis.
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