Floating liner
AssigneeLincoln Global, Inc.
InventorsChristopher Hsu, David J. Barton, Michael A. Carroscia
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Abstract
A floating liner for a container of welding wire which floating liner includes a tube having two ends and a passageway extending between the two ends. The floating liner is unsupported between the top of the container and the retaining ring. The floating liner is designed to provide structural support to the wire and added stiffness or rigidity to the wire to inhibit buckling of the wire, knot formation in the wire that can form between the retaining ring and the top of the container. The floating liner has a weight profile that causes one end of the tube to at least partially float above the top surface of a layer of welding wire or retaining ring in the container as the welding wire is paid out of the container.
Claims72
A floating liner adapted for use with a container of welding wire, said floating liner comprising a tube having first and second ends and a passageway extending between the two ends, said first end adapted to receive the welding wire, said passageway designed to receive the welding wire, at least a portion of said tube is at least partially flexible, said tube having a non-uniform weight distribution that causes said first end to at least partially float up and down above a top surface of a layer of welding wire or retainer ring in the container for at least a portion of a time the welding wire is paid out of the container.
A floating liner adapted for use with a container of welding wire, said floating liner comprising a tube having first and second ends and a passageway extending between the two ends, said first end adapted to receive the welding wire, said passageway designed to receive the welding wire, said tube having a weight distribution that causes said first end to at least partially float up and down above a top surface of a layer of welding wire or retainer ring in the container for at least a portion of a time the welding wire is paid out of the container, said weight distribution of said tube includes the greatest weight at least closely adjacent to said first end of said tube.
A floating liner adapted for use with a container of welding wire, said floating liner comprising a tube having first and second ends and a passageway extending between the two ends, said first end adapted to receive the welding wire, said passageway designed to receive the welding wire, at least a portion of said tube is at least partially flexible, said tube having a weight distribution that causes said first end to at least partially float up and down above a top surface of a layer of welding wire or retainer ring in the container for at least a portion of a time the welding wire is paid out of the container, a downward force on said tube resulting from said weight distribution of said tube is about equal to an upward force applied to said tube as the welding wire being paid out of the container passes into and through said passageway of said tube, said weight distribution of said tube includes the greatest weight at least closely adjacent to said first end of said tube.
A floating liner adapted for use with a container of welding wire, said floating liner comprising a tube having first and second ends and a passageway extending between the two ends, said first end adapted to receive the welding wire, said passageway designed to receive the welding wire, said tube having a weight distribution that causes said first end to at least partially float up and down above a top surface of a layer of welding wire or retainer ring in the container for at least a portion of a time the welding wire is paid out of the container, said weight distribution of said tube is adjustable.
A container of welding wire, said container comprising an outer wall having a generally uniform cross-sectional shape, and an upper opening and adapted to contain and allow controlled payout of a multitude of convolutions of welding wire formed into layers defining a generally cylindrical wire stack, said container further including a floating liner to at least partially guide said welding wire as said welding wire travels toward said upper opening of said container, said floating liner including a tube having first and second ends and a passageway extending between the two ends, at least one end of said tubes unconnected from said container, at least a portion of said tube is at least partially flexible, said tube having a non-uniform weight distribution along the length that causes said first end to at least partially float up and down above a top surface of said layers of welding wire at least a portion of a time the welding wire is paid out of said container.
A container of welding wire, said container comprising an outer wall having a generally uniform cross-sectional shape, and an upper opening and adapted to contain and allow controlled payout of a multitude of convolutions of welding wire formed into layers defining a generally cylindrical wire stack, said container further including a floating liner to at least partially guide said welding wire as said welding wire travels toward said upper opening of said container, said floating liner including a tube having first and second ends and a passageway extending between the two ends, at least one end of said tubes unconnected from said container, said tube having a weight distribution that causes said first end to at least partially float up and down above a top surface of said layers of welding wire at least a portion of a time the welding wire is paid out of said container, said weight distribution of said tube includes the greatest weight at least closely adjacent to said first end of said tube.
A container of welding wire, said container comprising an outer wall having a generally uniform cross-sectional shape, and an upper opening and adapted to contain and allow controlled payout of a multitude of convolutions of welding wire formed into layers defining a generally cylindrical wire stack, said container further including a floating liner to at least partially guide said welding wire as said welding wire travels toward said upper opening of said container, said floating liner including a tube having first and second ends and a passageway extending between the two ends, at least one end of said tubes unconnected from said container, at least a portion of said tube is at least partially flexible, said tube having a weight distribution that causes said first end to at least partially float up and down above a top surface of said layers of welding wire at least a portion of a time the welding wire is paid out of said container, a downward force on said tube resulting from said weight distribution of said tube is about equal to an upward force applied to said tube as said welding wire being paid out of said container passes into and through said passageway of said tube, said weight distribution of said tube includes the greatest weight at least closely adjacent to said first end of said tube.
A container of welding wire, said container comprising an outer wall having a generally uniform cross-sectional shape, and an upper opening and adapted to contain and allow controlled payout of a multitude of convolutions of welding wire formed into layers defining a generally cylindrical wire stack, said container further including a floating liner to at least partially guide said welding wire as said welding wire travels toward said upper opening of said container, said floating liner including a tube having first and second ends and a passageway extending between the two ends, at least one end of said tubes unconnected from said container, said tube having a weight distribution that causes said first end to at least partially float up and down above a top surface of said layers of welding wire at least a portion of a time the welding wire is paid out of said container, said weight distribution of said tube is adjustable.
A method of controlling the dispensing of wire from a container to reduce incidence of tangling of the welding wire and the formation of e-scripts in the welding wire as the welding wire is paid out from the container comprising:
- providing a container having an outer wall having a generally uniform cross-sectional shape, and an upper opening, and adapted to contain and allow controlled payout of welding wire;
- providing a stack of welding wire in said container, said stack of welding wire having a multitude of convolutions of welding wire formed into layers defining a generally cylindrical stack of welding wire;
- and,
- providing a floating liner to at least partially guide said welding wire as said welding wire is paid out of said container, said floating liner including a tube having first and second ends and a passageway extending between the two ends, at least one end of said tube being unconnected from said container, at least a portion of said tube is at least partially flexible, said tube having a non-uniform weight distribution along the length that causes said first end to at least partially float up and down above a top surface of said layers of welding wire at least a portion of a time the welding wire is paid out of said container.
A method of controlling the dispensing of wire from a container to reduce incidence of tangling of the welding wire and the formation of e-scripts in the welding wire as the welding wire is paid out from the container comprising:
- providing a container having an outer wall having a generally uniform cross-sectional shape, and an upper opening, and adapted to contain and allow controlled payout of welding wire;
- providing a stack of welding wire in said container, said stack of welding wire having a multitude of convolutions of welding wire formed into layers defining a generally cylindrical stack of welding wire;
- and,
- providing a floating liner to at least partially guide said welding wire as said welding wire is paid out of said container, said floating liner including a tube having first and second ends and a passageway extending between the two ends, at least one end of said tube being unconnected from said container, said tube having a weight distribution that causes said first end to at least partially float up and down above a top surface of said layers of welding wire at least a portion of a time the welding wire is paid out of said container, said weight distribution of said tube includes the greatest weight at least closely adjacent to said first end of said tube.
A method of controlling the dispensing of wire from a container to reduce incidence of tangling of the welding wire and the formation of e-scripts in the welding wire as the welding wire is paid out from the container comprising:
- providing a container having an outer wall having a generally uniform cross-sectional shape, and an upper opening, and adapted to contain and allow controlled payout of welding wire;
- providing a stack of welding wire in said container, said stack of welding wire having a multitude of convolutions of welding wire formed into layers defining a generally cylindrical stack of welding wire;
- and,
- providing a floating liner to at least partially guide said welding wire as said welding wire is paid out of said container, said floating liner including a tube having first and second ends and a passageway extending between the two ends, at least one end of said tube being unconnected from said container, said tube having a weight distribution that causes said first end to at least partially float up and down above a top surface of said layers of welding wire at least a portion of a time the welding wire is paid out of said container, said weight distribution of said tube is adjustable.
A method of controlling the dispensing of wire from a container to reduce incidence of tangling of the welding wire and the formation of e-scripts in the welding wire as the welding wire is paid out from the container comprising:
- providing a container having an outer wall having a generally uniform cross-sectional shape, and an upper opening, and adapted to contain and allow controlled payout of welding wire;
- providing a stack of welding wire in said container, said stack of welding wire having a multitude of convolutions of welding wire formed into layers defining a generally cylindrical stack of welding wire;
- and,
- providing a floating liner to at least partially guide said welding wire as said welding wire is paid out of said container, said floating liner including a tube having first and second ends and a passageway extending between the two ends, at least one end of said tube being unconnected from said container, said tube having a weight distribution that causes said first end to at least partially float up and down above a top surface of said layers of welding wire at least a portion of a time the welding wire is paid out of said container, said weight distribution of said tube is at least partially formed by a removable weight.
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