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System for assembling welding apparatus

  • US 7,375,305 B2
  • Filed: 10/31/2002
  • Issued: 05/20/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of assembling an end panel to the base of a welding apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:

  • providing a molded base with at least one snap having a distal end and an elongated opening formed therein, the at least one snap extending outwardly therefrom, providing a molded plastic panel having at least one inclined ramp formed thereon leading to a vertical rear wall and having a recess formed proximate the rear wall,inserting the molded base into the molded plastic panel to cause the snap to ride upwardly along the inclined ramp and enter into the recess to lock the distal end of the at least one snap against the rear wall of the at least one ramp to retain the base to the end panel.

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