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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021

Filed:

Mar. 30, 2018
Applicant:

Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);

Inventors:

Nicholas James Dessart, Appleton, WI (US);

Adam Richard Schmitz, Neenah, WI (US);

Chris J. Roehl, Appleton, WI (US);

Scott R. Rozmarynowski, Greenville, WI (US);

Assignee:

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 37/02 (2006.01); B23K 9/32 (2006.01); B23K 9/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 37/0282 (2013.01); B23K 9/10 (2013.01); B23K 9/327 (2013.01); B23K 37/0294 (2013.01);
Abstract

A tool less method of connecting a welding-type power source with a cart is disclosed. In some examples, the cart may be configured to carry one or more gas bottles (and/or cylinders). In some examples, the power source housing and the cart may connect at interfacing ends and/or walls of the housing and cart. A connector, such as a clip for example, may span the interface to connect the power source housing and the cart. Catches (e.g. slots, holes, crevices, and/or protrusions) may be formed in and/or on the power supply housing and/or cart proximate to the interfacing ends and/or walls. In some examples, the catches may be aligned. In some examples, the cart and/or power source housing may include alignment surfaces to assist with alignment. The connector may engage the aligned catches to connect the welding-type power source and cart together at the interface.


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