Patent ID: 8307981

Claim:
In combination, a longitudinal tray-shaped insert and a longitudinal container comprising: a plurality of welding electrodes packed in said container, said container defining a longitudinal axis and being closed at one end and having an opposed open end; said insert defining a longitudinal axis and being longitudinally axially removable from said container and having an end flange affixed to a bottom of said insert at said closed end and said insert hingedly connected to an apertured handle at the opposed open end of said insert, said handle positionable between an extended position extending away in the axial direction from the insert and a closed position, said insert further comprising a pair of opposed side walls fixedly connected to said bottom of said insert, the height of said end flange of said insert being substantially the same as the heights of said side walls, a cross-section of said insert being smaller than a cross-section of said container; wherein when said insert is positioned within said container, said insert holds at least one of said plurality of welding electrodes positioned therein, said at least one of said plurality of welding electrodes held longitudinally between said closed end and said handle in its closed position; wherein said cross-sections are normal to the longitudinal axes of said insert and said container.