Patent ID: 9193558
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: B23K,B65H

Abstract:
1. A system for packaging and unwinding a coil of welding wire to allow an uninterrupted flow of the welding wire from one container to another container, the coil of welding wire including a coil top and a coil bottom, a feeding end of the welding wire extends from the coil top and a trailing end of the wire extends from the coil bottom, the trailing end of the one container being joinable to the feeding end of the another container, the system comprising: at least one container including at least one vertically extending side wall, a bottom, a top opening for removing the welding wire and a wire coil receiving cavity within the outer packaging for receiving the wire coil, the feeding end and the trailing end being positionable near the top opening; a wire retaining ring that is disposed on the coil top in the at least one container, the wire retaining ring including,