WIRE RETAINING RING FOR ENDLESS BULK MIG WIRE BOXES

摘要

The subject embodiments are directed to a system to allow an uninterrupted flow of a coil welding wire from one container (102) to another container (104), the coil of welding wire including a coil top (150) and a coil bottom (154). Each container (102, 104) includes at least one vertically extending side wall (156), a closed bottom, a top opening for removing the welding wire and a wire coil receiving cavity within the outer packaging for receiving the wire coil, the feeding end (124) and the trailing end (122) being positionable near the top opening. A wire retaining ring (130, 500) is disposed on the coil top (150) in the container (102) and another said container (104), the wire retaining ring (130, 500) includes a slot (134) that extends radially from a center of the coil to allow the trailing end (122) of the coil to be drawn at a location away from the center of the coil.