Patent ID: 6572379
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: G09B

Abstract:
A welding kit for an user of a welder to practice or improve his or her welding skills, said welding kit comprising at least one metal sheet and a welding instruction manual, said metal sheet including a plurality of partially pre-cut metal pieces to be connected together by at least one weld to form a welded object, a plurality of said partially pre-cut metal pieces at least partially defined in said metal sheet by a plurality of grooves, slots or combinations thereof in said metal sheet, said welding instruction manual including information on how to connect the workpiece by use of a welder, information on how to set up the workpiece prior to forming a weld bead, information on how to prepare a welding work area, information about one or more types of welds, information how to form one or more types of welds, information concerning the use of various metal sheets in the welding kit, information concerning the location of various metal pieces on one or more metal sheets in the welder kit, and information on one or more templates to illustrate how certain metal pieces are to be combined and/or welding locations to weld together two or more metal pieces, said welding instruction manual also including information selected from the group consisting of information relating to illustrations on how to make one or more practice projects using a plurality of metal pieces, information on the location of a weld on various metal pieces when practicing welds or forming a welding project, information on obtaining additional projects for use with the welding kit, information on one or more exercises on how to practice one or more types of welds, information on how to form one or more welding jigs, and combinations thereof.