Patent ID: 7017742

Claim:
A welding wire and container assembly, comprising: a housing consisting essentially of a recyclable material, the housing comprising: a planar base; a wall having an upper edge and a lower edge engaging the base, wherein the base and the wall define exterior peripheral surfaces of the housing; a planar false bottom disposed within the wall between the upper edge of the wall and the base, wherein the false bottom is circumscribed by the wall; and a plurality of support structures, each support structure being in abutment with the base and the false bottom to support the false bottom; wherein the support structures are spaced from one another between the base and the false bottom such that the false bottom, the base, and external peripheral surfaces of the support structures define passageways configured to receive forks of a forklift, wherein the wall includes at least one aperture for access to the passageways to receive the forks, and wherein the base, the wall, the false bottom, and the support structures comprise similar recyclable materials; and a coil of welding wire disposed in the housing and on the false bottom.