Portable welding unit
First Claim
1. A portable welding unit, comprising:
- (a) a housing;
(b) at least one sealed, non-spillable suspended-electrolyte battery located in the housing, the at least one battery having a positive terminal and a negative terminal, wherein the at least one battery can provide sufficient current to power a portable welder;
(c) a ground clamp electrically connected to one of the positive and negative terminals of the at least one battery, the ground clamp extending outside the housing and adapted to be connected to a ground of an object to be welded;
(d) a welding gun electrically connected to the other of the one of the positive and negative terminals of the at least one battery, the welding gun extending outside the housing; and
(e) a wire feed mechanism located in the housing and connected to the battery for feeding wire through the welding gun.
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Abstract
A portable welding unit comprising a housing. The housing contains a first battery and a second battery connected in series. Each of the batteries is a sealed, non-spillable battery. Each battery has a positive terminal and a negative terminal. The welding unit has a first clamp electrically connected to the positive terminal of the first sealed, non-spillable battery. The first clamp extends outside the housing and is adapted to be connected to a ground of an object to be welded. A welding gun is electrically connected to the negative terminal of the second sealed, non-spillable battery. The welding gun extends outside the housing. A wire feed mechanism is located in the housing and is connected to the battery for extending wire through the welding gun. A spool of consumable electrode wire is rotatably connected to the housing. This wire is supplied to the welding gun via the wire feed mechanism.
In operation, the user connects the first clamp to ground. Next, the user enables the unit so that power is supplied from the batteries contained in the housing. Once the unit is powered up and the gun trigger is activated, the wire electrode is supplied through the welding gun by the wire feed mechanism. The user may then begin welding.
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34 Claims
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1. A portable welding unit, comprising:
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(a) a housing;
(b) at least one sealed, non-spillable suspended-electrolyte battery located in the housing, the at least one battery having a positive terminal and a negative terminal, wherein the at least one battery can provide sufficient current to power a portable welder;
(c) a ground clamp electrically connected to one of the positive and negative terminals of the at least one battery, the ground clamp extending outside the housing and adapted to be connected to a ground of an object to be welded;
(d) a welding gun electrically connected to the other of the one of the positive and negative terminals of the at least one battery, the welding gun extending outside the housing; and
(e) a wire feed mechanism located in the housing and connected to the battery for feeding wire through the welding gun. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
(a) a drive motor; (b) grooved rollers powered by the drive motor and adapted to receive electrode wire; and
(c) a drive motor control circuit connected to the at least one battery and the drive motor.
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12. The welding unit of claim 11 wherein the drive motor has a gear reduction mechanism.
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13. The welding unit of claim 12, wherein the drive motor is a variable speed motor.
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14. The welding unit of claim 13, wherein the grooved roller has a wire tension adjustment.
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15. The welding unit of claim 1, wherein the ground clamp is connected to the positive terminal of the at least one battery and the welding gun is connected to the negative terminal of the at least one battery, whereby the drive mechanism utilizes flux electrode wire.
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16. The welding unit of claim 1, wherein the ground clamp is connected to the negative terminal of the at least one battery and the welding gun is connected to the positive terminal of the at least one battery, whereby the drive mechanism utilizes solid electrode wire.
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17. A compact portable welding unit, comprising:
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(a) a housing having a width not greater than seven (7) inches, a length not greater than fifteen (15) inches, and a height not greater than fifteen and one-half (15½
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(b) at least one sealed, non-spillable battery, the battery having a positive and a negative terminal, the battery located in the housing, wherein the at least one battery can provide sufficient current to power a portable welder;
(c) a ground clamp electrically connected to one of the positive and negative terminals of the battery, the first clamp extending outside the housing and adapted to be connected to a ground of an object to be welded;
(d) a welding gun electrically connected to the other one of the positive and negative terminals of the battery, the welding gun extending outside the housing; and
(e) a wire feed mechanism located in the housing and connected to the battery for feeding wire through the welding gun. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A portable welding unit, comprising:
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(a) a housing;
(b) at least one sealed, non-spillable, lead-calcium, rechargeable battery located in the housing, the at least one battery having a positive terminal and a negative terminal, wherein the at least one battery can provide sufficient current to power a portable welder;
(c) a ground clamp electrically connected to one of the positive and negative terminals of the at least one battery, the ground clamp extending outside the housing and adapted to be connected to a ground of an object to be welded;
(d) a welding gun electrically connected to the other of the one of the positive and negative terminals of the at least one battery, the welding gun extending outside the housing; and
(e) a wire feed mechanism located in the housing and connected to the battery for feeding wire through the welding gun.
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Specification