WELDING BOOTH

• US 20120270489A1
• Filed: 07/03/2012
• Published: 10/25/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avani Environmental Intl., Inc. (Mexab Holding AB)
• Original Assignee: Edwin Sithes
• Inventors: Sithes, Edwin
• Granted Patent: US 8,961,639 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 454/66
• CPC Class Codes: B23K 9/324 Devices for supplying or evacuating a shielding or a welding powder, e.g. a magnetic powder
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 55/18 Work bench

Abstract

The present invention relates to a welding booth that has a small foot print and can be joined to other booths for maximization of floor space use.

Claims

1. A welding booth designed to attach to one or more like welding booths comprising:

a) a left and right side panel wall;

b) a back work panel wall comprising a duct support mounted to a top surface of the panel;

c) a plurality of leveling feet;

d) a roof positioned on the top surface of the side and back panels with a roof mounted exhaust extraction port; and

e) one or more adjustable air inlet slots in communication with the exhaust port via a duct positioned in at least one of the panels or the roof;

wherein the side and back panels are adapted such that a side or back panel can become the side or back panel of a second welding booth attached to the welding booth.

2. A plurality of welding booths according to claim 1 wherein there are at least two welding booths joined together which share a common side wall.

3. A plurality of welding booths according to claim 1 wherein there are at least two welding booths joined together which share a common back wall.

4. A welding booth according to claim 2 or 3 which further comprise a fume arm positioned within the booth.

5. A welding booth according to claim 1 wherein there is an exhaust duct connected to the extraction port and supported by the duct support.

6. A welding booth according to claim 1 which further comprises one or more adjustable slots in the roof.

7. A welding booth according to claim 1 wherein the roof is supported on a top surface of the side and back panels.

8. A welding booth according to claim 1 wherein the back wall is designed to support at least one of the group selected from ducting, gas lines and wiring.

9. A welding booth according to claim 1 which further comprises a roof mounted air filtration system.

10. A welding booth according to claim 9 wherein a single roof mounted air filtration system is used to span and filter two welding booths positioned either side-by-side or back-to-back.

11. A welding booth according to claim 1 wherein the back work panel is hinged to swing to an open position to give access to a user for cleaning the duct.