Claims
- 1. A weld bracket configured to be welded to a sheet metal surface, the sheet metal surface having a first thickness of less than 1.2 mm, comprising:
a body portion having a second thickness; and a flange portion coupled perpendicular to the body portion, said flange portion having a depth being a multiple of the first thickness.
- 2. The weld bracket according to claim 1 wherein the multiple is equal to or greater than the thickness of the base material plus the thickness of the bracket material and less than or equal to 5.
- 3. The weld bracket according to claim 2 further comprising a pair of side triangular support members.
- 4. The weld bracket according to claim 1 wherein the first thickness is less than the second thickness.
- 5. The weld bracket according to claim 1 wherein the bracket has a width between about 1 and 30 mm.
- 6. The weld bracket according to claim 1 wherein the depth is greater than the first thickness plus the second thickness times the first thickness.
- 7. The weld bracket according to claim 1 wherein the depth is less than 5 times the first thickness.
- 8. A weld bracket to sheet metal construction comprising:
a sheet metal base having a first thickness; a weld bracket having a body portion having a second thickness and a flange portion, said flange portion having a depth which is a function of the first thickness; and a weldment portion disposed between the flange and the sheet metal base, wherein said second thickness is greater than the first thickness.
- 9. The construction according to claim 8 wherein the first thickness is less than 1.2 mm.
- 10. The construction according to claim 8 wherein the bracket has a width between about 1 mm and about 30 mm.
- 11. The construction according to claim 8 wherein the depth is greater than the first thickness plus the second thickness times the first thickness.
- 12. The construction according to claim 8 wherein the depth is less than or equal to 5 times the first thickness.
- 13. The construction according to claim 8 wherein the flange portion is coupled perpendicular to the body and wherein said flange portion has a depth being equal to or greater than the thickness of the base material plus the thickness of the bracket material and less than or equal to 5.
- 14. A method for coupling the weld bracket to a sheet metal component having a first thickness less than 1.2 mm comprising:
providing a bracket having a second thickness which is greater than the first thickness; forming a flange portion on said weld bracket; coupling said flange to said metal component; applying electric current to the flange; lifting the weld bracket so as to cause an arc between the flange and the base material, wherein liquid weldment material is produced; forcing the weld bracket into the liquid weldment area; and removing the electric current.
- 15. The method according to claim 14 wherein forming a flange portion is forming a flange having a depth being a multiple of the first thickness.
- 16. The method according to claim 14 wherein forming a flange is forming a flange having a depth of greater than the thickness of the base material plus the thickness of the bracket material times the thickness of the bracket material and less than or equal to 5 times the thickness of the base material.
- 17. The method according to claim 14 wherein the bracket has a width between 1 and 30 mm.
- 18. The method according to claim 14 wherein the depth is greater than the first thickness plus the second thickness times the first thickness.
- 19. A weld bracket configured to be welded to a metal base having a first thickness of less than or equal to 1.2 mm, comprising:
a bracket formed of sheet metal having a second thickness, said bracket having a flange having a depth which is a function of the first thickness.
- 20. The weld bracket according to claim 19 wherein the depth is a multiple times the thickness of the sheet metal, said multiple being between the first thickness plus the second thickness and 5.
- 21. The weld bracket according to claim 19 wherein the multiple is between about 2 and about 3.
- 22. The weld bracket according to claim 19 wherein the second thickness is between 0.5 mm and 5 mm.
- 23. The weld bracket according to claim 19 wherein the first thickness is between 0.5 mm and about 1.2 mm.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/418,463 filed on Oct. 15, 2002. The disclosure of the above application is incorporated herein by reference.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60418463 |
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