Method and apparatus for packaging wire in a wire container
AssigneeLincoln Global, Inc.
InventorsTeresa Melfi, Matthew James, Eric Simon, Michel Jany
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Abstract
Large diameter weld wire and methods for forming a large diameter weld wire are provided, in which weld wire is formed and a sinusoidal shape memory is imparted on the wire to enhance feedability and ease of withdrawal from a storage spool or container.
Claims23
A method of forming a large diameter weld wire for storage on a spool or in a container, said method comprising:
- forming a weld wire having a diameter of about 0.079 inches or more and about 0.190 inches or less;
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- imparting a desired shape memory on said weld wire, said shape memory substantially lying in a single plane wherein said shape memory is generally a repeating waveform having a wavelength and a height for each waveform cycle.
A packaged supply of large diameter weld wire, comprising:
- a spool or container;
- and a length of welding wire wound on or in said spool or container, said welding wire having a desired shape memory substantially lying in a single plane when said weld wire is removed from said spool or container, wherein said shape memory is generally a repeating sinusoidal waveform having a wavelength and a height for each waveform cycle.
A weld wire for storage on or in a spool or container of weld wire, said wire comprising a desired shape memory comprising a substantially sinusoidal repeating waveform having a wavelength and a height for each waveform cycle, said shape memory substantially lying in a single plane when said weld wire is removed from said spool or container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.