Patent ID: 6619337
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: B23K

Abstract:
An engine driven welder comprising a lower base for supporting an internal combustion engine and a generator driven by said engine, a rigid cowing with a top panel and first and second side panels extending downwardly toward said base, and a fuel tank adjacent said lower base with a filler tube extending from said tank to a position adjacent said top panel of said cowing, said filler tube a top opening and an upper portion with an outer profile, said cowing having a cut away opening allowing access to said top opening of said filler tube, a rigid inverted insert fixed on said cowing and extending into and closing said cut away portion, said inverted insert having a lower wall generally parallel to said top panel, but substantially below said top panel, said wall having a central opening surrounding said outer profile to define a peripheral gap around said upper portion of said filler tube, and a soft grommet mounted in said central opening and fixed to said insert, said grommet having an inwardly facing flexible lip engaging said upper portion of said filler tube to fill said peripheral gap.