Shielding gas weld cone and method

A device configured for distributing gas near a weld location, the device comprising:

• a cap including a sidewall and an annular lip, a reservoir defined between the sidewall and the annular lip, the annular lip including a proximal-most edge, the cap defining an opening, having a longitudinal axis extending through a radial center of the opening from a proximal end of the opening to a distal end of the opening;
• a funnel disposed adjacent a distal end of the cap;
• an inlet disposed in mechanical cooperation with the cap;
• and
• an aperture disposed through the sidewall of the cap and in fluid communication with the inlet, the aperture disposed distally of the proximal-most edge of the annular lip;
• wherein gas is configured to flow through the inlet, through the aperture and into the reservoir, and wherein the reservoir is configured to allow the gas to uniformly overflow the proximal-most edge of the annular lip and flow distally through the opening defined by the cap.