US 12,275,098 B2 · Welding power source and cart connectors

Abstract

A tool less method of connecting a welding-type power source with a cart is disclosed. In some examples, the cart may be configured to carry one or more gas bottles (and/or cylinders). In some examples, the power source housing and the cart may connect at interfacing ends and/or walls of the housing and cart. A connector, such as a clip for example, may span the interface to connect the power source housing and the cart. Catches (e.g. slots, holes, crevices, and/or protrusions) may be formed in and/or on the power supply housing and/or cart proximate to the interfacing ends and/or walls. In some examples, the catches may be aligned. In some examples, the cart and/or power source housing may include alignment surfaces to assist with alignment. The connector may engage the aligned catches to connect the welding-type power source and cart together at the interface.

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Dependent claims

A welding-type power supply, comprising:

a housing;
welding-type circuitry disposed within the housing;
a first clip catch positioned on the housing;
a first clip coupled to the housing, the first clip being movable between a secured position and a released position, the first clip engaging the first clip catch on the housing and a first complementary clip catch of a cart when in the secured position;
and
an alignment surface formed on the housing, the alignment surface comprising a protrusion that protrudes from the housing, the alignment surface configured to mate with a complementary alignment surface of a cart to align the first clip catch with the first complementary clip catch of the cart.

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