Patent ID: 6213375
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: B23K

Abstract:
A manually operated welding wire feeder apparatus comprising:an elongate linear frame having a central longitudinal axis and with tabs provided at the opposite ends thereof and which project from the same side of said frame;a roller mounted on said frame at the mid point of its length and adapted for rotation about an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the frame, each said end tab having an opening located therein such that the openings in each said tab are in alignment with each other in a line centered near the mid-width of the roller surface and in parallel relation to the longitudinal axis of said frame; each said opening being of a size to accommodate a welding wire therethrough such that a welding wire passing through said openings engages the outer circumference surface of said roller and is advanceable through said openings in the direction of rotation of said roller as may be urged by the thumb of the welder placed atop the wire and moved from the read of the frame and across the roller towards the front of the frame.