Portable welding/cutting device
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsJack Fulcer, Mike Vanden Heuvel
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Abstract
A portable welding system is disclosed that may be used for TIG and stick welding processes. The welding system comprises a soft-pack carrying case for transporting a number of welding elements. The carrying case includes deflectable walls that form an interior cavity configured to contain the welding elements for transport. The carrying case further includes a set of wheels, a retractable handle, and a fixed handle. The user may either roll the case via the wheels and retractable handle or lift the system via the fixed handles. Finally, the carrying case includes means to seal the interior cavity of the case to further contain the welding elements during transport or long durations of inactivity.
Claims20
A portable welding or cutting apparatus comprising:
- a case;
- a welding or cutting apparatus disposed in the case, wherein the welding or cutting apparatus includes a welding power supply configured to be removed from the case for use in a welding operation;
- at least two wheels disposed on a bottom of one side of the welding or cutting apparatus;
- and an extensible handle coupled to the welding or cutting apparatus.
A portable welding kit, comprising:
- a soft-pack carrying case having deflectable walls for positioning or removing elements from an interior cavity of the case, the case further including a fixed handle, a retractable handle, a set of wheels, and means for sealing the interior cavity;
- a welding power source configured to be removed from the soft-pack carrying case for use in a welding operation;
- at least one welding tool;
- at least one work piece preparation tool;
- at least one weld inspection tool;
- a welding accessory box containing consumable welding supplies;
- and
- wherein the welding power source, the welding tool, the preparation tool, the inspection tool and the accessory box are removably disposable in the interior cavity of the carrying case for transportation by lifting via the fixed handle or by rolling via the wheels and retractable handle.
A portable welding system, comprising:
- a welding kit used for a TIG welding operation, wherein the welding kit includes a welding power supply;
- and
- a carrying case wherein the welding kit including the welding power supply is removably disposed in an interior cavity of the case and transported by lifting via a fixed handle of the case or by rolling the case via a set of wheels and a retractable handle, both the wheels and the retractable handle being integrated into the carrying case, and wherein the welding power supply is configured to be removed from the carrying case for use in a welding operation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.