US Patent No: 7,624,908
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Welding wire feeder and connection apparatus
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Dec 1, 2009
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Aug 17, 2005
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11/205,864
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Abstract
Welding wire feeders are disclosed for providing welding wire and electrical power to a welding torch in a welding system, in which an input is provided including an input connector integrated into a switching device of the wire feeder or coupled thereto directly or through a short cable. The input connector includes a cavity to receive wire from a power source cable with a clamping device being provided for selectively clamping the cable wire to the connector or releasing the wire therefrom using only simple tools.
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| 6,479,795 Portable welding wire feeder and housing | 15 | 2000 | |
| 6,504,133 Wire feeder with non-linear speed control | 3 | 2001 | |
| 6,536,644 Tool-less feedroll for wire feeder | 12 | 2001 | |
| 6,707,004 Apparatus for securing a power cable from a power source to a wire feeder | 4 | 2002 | |
| 6,720,529 Autothread control for a wire feeder of a welding system | 2 | 2002 | |
| 6,855,914 Method and apparatus to automatically determine type of gun connected to a wire feeder | 6 | 2003 | |
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| 5,816,466 Wire feeding apparatus | 41 | 1996 | |
| 5,836,539 Inlet guide mechanism for wire feeder | 13 | 1997 | |
| 6,705,563 Open shipyard wire feeder | 9 | 2002 | |
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| 4,665,300 Mini wire feeder | 15 | 1985 | |
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| 6,225,596 Portable welding unit | 30 | 1996 | |
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| 4,508,954 Portable arc voltage wirefeed welding system | 35 | 1984 | |
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| 6,213,357 Nozzle exchanger | 1 | 1999 | |
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| 5,025,127 Electronic welding station with AC and reversible polarity DC outputs | 1 | 1989 | |
| 5,410,126 Portable AC/DC wire feed welder | 25 | 1994 | |
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