Patent ID: 7999209
Filing Date: 2011-08-16
Classification: B23K

Abstract:
1. A modular-detachable welding wire feed drive for use with a wire feeder welding system having a welding cable or a gun wire feeder welding system having a gun barrel, said welding wire feed drive including a drive housing, a wire contact arrangement and a drive motor, said drive housing having a handle portion and a trigger, said trigger being connected to said drive motor to selectively operate said drive motor, said drive housing is adapted to be detachably connectable to the wire feeder and the gun wire feeder, said wire contact arrangement designed to controllably feed welding wire at least partially through said housing, said drive motor connected to or interconnected to said wire contact arrangement to at feast partially drive said wire contact arrangement; wherein said drive housing includes a first opening having a connector associated therewith to attach the welding cable to said first opening when said drive housing is used in connection with the wire feeder welding system and said connector being adapted to attach the gun barrel to said first opening when said drive housing is used in connection with the gun wire feeder welding system.