Patent ID: 6930282

Claim:
A welding accessory system for a welder comprising a welder having a welder housing and at least one welding accessory support connected to said welder housing to support at least one welding accessory of a welder, said welding accessory support including a support selected from the group consisting of a cable holder, a gun holder, an electrode holder, a cooling fluid holder, a cylinder gas holder, a cable connector box, a tool holder, and combinations thereof; wherein said welding accessory includes said electrode holder, said electrode holder including at least one opening adapted to receive at least one stick electrode, filler wire, a container of stick electrodes, or a container of filler wires and a placement flange that includes at least one arcuate cylinder contour adapted to at least partially stabilize at least one cylinder of gas, said at least one cylinder of gas including gas selected from the group consisting of torch gas, shielding gas, cooling fluid, and combinations thereof.