Patent ID: 6992265

Claim:
An integrated welder, generator and compressor unit comprising: a. a housing that at least partially contains components of said welder, generator and compressor; b. an engine at least partially mounted in said housing; c. an electric current generator at least partially mounted in said housing and at least partially connected or interconnected to said engine to be at least partially driven thereby; d. an electric air compressor at least partially mounted in said housing, said electric air compressor able to be at least partially powered by the current generated by said electric current generator when electrically connected to said electric current generator during the operation of said engine, and able to be at least partially powered by a power source external to said integrated welder; e. an electric plug that is detachably connectable to a receptacle, said electric plug electrically connected to said electric air compressor, said receptacle electrically connected to said electric current generator, said electric plug is designed to be detachably connected to said power source external to said integrated welder; and, f. an electric circuit that controls power to said air compressor between said electric current generator and said power source external to said integrated welder.