Welding electrode holder

- Lincoln Global, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a welding electrode holder;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the welding electrode holder of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a left side view of the welding electrode holder of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the welding electrode holder of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a top view of the welding electrode holder of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a end view of the welding electrode holder of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1, the bottom of which is unornamented;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a welding electrode holder;

FIG. 8 is a front view of the welding electrode holder of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a left side view of the welding electrode holder of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a right side view of the welding electrode holder of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a top view of the welding electrode holder of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 12 is a end view of the welding electrode holder of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 7, the bottom of which is unornamented;

The broken lines shown in the Figures are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed invention. The cord is shown broken away to indicate that no particular length is claimed.

Claims

The ornamental design for a welding electrode holder, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D615573
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 10, 2009
Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
Assignee: Lincoln Global, Inc. (City of Industry, CA)
Inventors: Carl Peters (Solon, OH), Erin L. Justice (Berea, OH), Chris Gandee (Bellville, OH), David Anthony Zboray (Trumbull, CT), Matthew Alan Bennett (Milford, CT), Matthew Wayne Wallace (Farmington, CT), Jeremiah Hennessey (Manchester, CT), Zachary Steven Lenker (Vernon, CT), Andrew Paul Lundell (New Britain, CT), Lynn Briggs (Bristol, CT), Richard B. Droller (New Hartford, CT), Eric C. Briggs (Bristol, CT)
Primary Examiner: Sandra Snapp
Assistant Examiner: Patricia Palasik
Attorney: Hahn Loeser + Parks LLP
Application Number: 29/339,980
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Heat Treatment, Welding Or Brazing (D15/144)