Patent Application
20210283707
The present disclosure relates to wire guides for welding, in particular, TIG (tungsten inert gas) welding.
Materials may be joined together by welding them with a filler metal. During welding, a wire filler must be continuously advanced into a melt zone of the weld to supply fill metal. Tungsten inert gas (TIG) is an arc welding process wherein welding is performed by heating with an arc with a tungsten electrode. The hot tungsten electrode, arc, and weld pool are shielded by an inert gas. Filler metal is added by slowly and continuously feeding wire rod into the weld pool.
It is a longstanding problem in the art that the wire filler must be held steady for relatively long periods of time while the weld is being accomplished.
A wire guide for tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding includes a strap with a plurality of holes. The strap is connected to one or more magnets through connectors. A holder may optionally be connected to one or both of the connectors for holding accessories. In embodiments, the strap may be leather and may contain a plurality of holes sufficient to hold a metal rod for welding in various directions through one or more of the holes.
Other features and aspects will be apparent from the following detailed description, the drawings, and the claims
Throughout the drawings and the detailed description, the same reference numerals refer to the same elements. The drawings may not be to scale, and the relative size, proportions, and depiction of elements in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity, illustration, and convenience.
The following detailed description is provided to assist the reader in gaining a comprehensive understanding of the methods, products, and/or systems, described herein. However, various changes, modifications, and equivalents of the methods, products, and/or systems described herein will be apparent to an ordinary skilled artisan.
The TIG wire guide of the disclosure may be used to weld the gap between pipes. It is difficult to keep a TIG wire steady between the gap while welding. The disclosed wire guide may improve a welder's skills by more than 75%. It may help a welder to make a better weld and may also improve welding for x-ray on pipe.
The strap may be made of leather in one example although any soft durable material natural or synthetic material capable of comprising holes and holding a length of wire may be used. The connectors may be nuts and bolts with washers but other connectors and connection methods and means may also be used as appropriate.
While this disclosure includes specific examples, it will be apparent after an understanding of the disclosure of this application has been attained that various changes in form and details may be made in these examples without departing from the spirit and scope of the claims and their equivalents.
