Welding wire drum and unitized package for same
AssigneeLincoln Global, Inc.
InventorPaul A. Weissbrod
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Abstract
A unitized package of a plurality of drums filled with coiled welding wire, each drum comprising a cylindrical body, a top rim, a bottom rim and a bottom circular wall fixed to the bottom rim and having a peripheral shape. The package comprises: a spacer between the cylindrical bodies, a first band stretched around the plurality of drums adjacent the top rim, and a second band stretched around the plurality of drums adjacent the bottom rim wherein each drum has a riser network permanently fixed to the bottom wall and formed from thin elongated elements with a given height greater than about two inches. A lower support plate is permanently attached to the riser network and is parallel to the bottom wall of the drum to provide an integral pallet on each drum.
Claims17
A unitized package including a plurality of drums filled with coiled welding wire, each of said drums comprising a cylindrical body, a top rim, a bottom rim and a bottom circular wall fixed to said bottom rim, said package including a spacer and a first and second band, said spacer positioned in a centralized space between the cylindrical bodies of said plurality of drums, said spacer including a first and second set of arms and a stanchion connected therebetween, each of said set of arms extending toward a space between two adjacent drums, one set of arms being adjacent said top rims of said adjacent drums and the other set of arms being adjacent the bottom rims of said adjacent drums, said first band stretched around said plurality of drums and positioned adjacent said top rim, said second band stretched around said plurality of drums and positioned adjacent said bottom rim.
A drum support arrangement for a drum adapted to be filled with coiled welding wire comprising a riser network and said drum, said drum comprising a cylindrical body with a center axis, a top rim, a bottom rim and a bottom circular wall fixed to said bottom rim, said riser network including a single lower support plate and a plurality of elongated elements affixed to said lower support plate, said plurality of elongated members fully supporting said bottom circular wall above said single lower support plate, said single lower support plate having a cross-sectional area that is less than said bottom circular wall and centrally positioned beneath said bottom circular wall, said elongated elements positioned between said single lower support plate and said bottom circular wall, said elongated elements having a height greater than about two inches and positioned substantially parallel to one another and spaced apart from one another, said elongated elements forming a space between said single lower support plate and said bottom circular wall, said space adapted to enable a fork lift truck prong to be inserted between said single lower support plate and said bottom circular wall and between said elongated members.
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