Patent ID: 8841582

Claim:
An engine driven welding machine comprising: a tubular frame that includes: first and second spaced apart end portions, wherein each of the first and second spaced apart end portions includes a pair of spaced apart side tubular portions, an upper tubular portion that is connected to and extends between the pair of spaced apart side tubular portions, and a lower tubular portion that is connected to and extends between the spaced apart side tubular portions; wherein each of said side tubular portions includes a lower straight portion that extends in a substantially vertical direction that is perpendicular to the direction of the top tubular portion; wherein the lower tubular portion includes a straight central tubular portion that is parallel to the upper tubular portion, two straight outer tubular portions, and two bent tubular portions that connect the two straight outer tubular portions to the straight central tubular portion; first and second bottom tubular portions that are connected to and extend between the spaced apart side tubular portions to connect the first and second spaced apart end portions; wherein a height H of the tubular frame is defined as a vertical distance between the upper tubular portions and the bottom tubular portions; wherein a vertical distance between the lower tubular portion and the bottom tubular portion is less than one-half of said height H; at least one mount that extends between and is connected to said spaced apart bottom portions; an assembly of an engine and a generator supported by said at least one mount; wherein the lower tubular portion is positioned above the mounts and the bottom tubular portions.