Welding wire spool with breakaway tab
AssigneeHobart Brothers Company
InventorsCaleb Runkle, Brennan Mai
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Abstract
The present disclosure is generally directed to a welding wire spool and a method for welding wire loading and feeding. The welding wire spool comprises a drum, a first and second flange, and a tab. The tab may be frangibly attached to the first flange at an attachment area located along the perimeter of the first flange. The drum may include a drum opening. The method may include loading a spool onto a spooler, using the spooler to load wire onto the spool, hooking a length of wire through the tab opening, and unloading the spool from the spooler.
Claims17
A welding wire spool comprising:
- a drum having an outer drum perimeter and extending between a first flange and a second flange, wherein each flange has an outer perimeter;
- and
- a tab that is located along and extends beyond the outer perimeter of the first flange;
- wherein the outer perimeter of each of the first and second flanges is greater than the outer drum perimeter;
- wherein the first flange has a flange thickness and comprises a flange opening that extends through the flange thickness;
- wherein the tab has a tab thickness and comprises a tab opening that extends through the tab thickness;
- and
- wherein the tab opening is elliptical.
A welding wire spool comprising:
- a drum having an outer drum perimeter and extending between a first flange and a second flange, wherein each flange has an outer perimeter;
- and
- a tab that is located along and extends beyond the outer perimeter of the first flange;
- wherein the outer perimeter of each of the first and second flanges is greater than the outer drum perimeter;
- wherein the first flange has a flange thickness and comprises a flange opening that extends through the flange thickness;
- wherein the tab has a tab thickness and comprises a tab opening that extends through the tab thickness;
- and
- wherein the tab is frangibly attached to the first flange at an attachment area located along the perimeter of the first flange.
A method for welding wire loading and feeding comprising:
- loading a spool onto a spooler, wherein the spool comprises
- a drum having an outer drum perimeter and extending between a first flange and a second flange, wherein each flange has an outer perimeter;
- and
- a tab that is located along and extends beyond the outer perimeter of the first flange;
- wherein the outer perimeter of each of the first and second flanges is greater than the outer drum perimeter;
- wherein the first flange has a flange thickness and comprises a flange opening that extends through the flange thickness;
- and
- wherein the tab has a tab thickness and comprises a tab opening that extends through the tab thickness;
- wherein the tab opening is elliptical;
- using the spooler to load wire onto the spool;
- hooking a length of wire through the tab opening;
- and
- unloading the spool from the spooler.
A method for welding wire loading and feeding comprising:
- loading a spool onto a spooler, wherein the spool comprises
- a drum having an outer drum perimeter and extending between a first flange and a second flange, wherein each flange has an outer perimeter;
- and
- a tab that is located along and extends beyond the outer perimeter of the first flange;
- wherein the outer perimeter of each of the first and second flanges is greater than the outer drum perimeter;
- wherein the first flange has a flange thickness and comprises a flange opening that extends through the flange thickness;
- and
- wherein the tab has a tab thickness and comprises a tab opening that extends through the tab thickness;
- wherein the tab is frangibly attached to the first flange at an attachment area located along the perimeter of the first flange;
- using the spooler to load wire onto the spool;
- hooking a length of wire through the tab opening;
- and
- unloading the spool from the spooler.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.