Positive-pressure-sealed container for a weld consumable

Abstract

The present disclosure relates generally to a positive-pressure-sealed container that encapsulates a welding consumable in order to limit exposure of the welding consumable to an outer environment.

1 . A package for a weld consumable comprising:
 a positive-pressure-sealed container encapsulating a welding consumable;   wherein the positive-pressure-sealed container is pressurized using a gas such that the pressure inside the positive-pressure-sealed container exceeds atmospheric pressure.   
     
     
         2 . The package of  claim 1 , wherein the positive-pressure-sealed container is a bag. 
     
     
         3 . The package of  claim 1 , further comprising an outer container that encapsulates the positive-pressure-sealed container. 
     
     
         4 . The package of  claim 3 , wherein the outer container is a second bag, a cardboard box, or a bucket. 
     
     
         5 . The package of  claim 4 , wherein the outer container is a second bag, and the second bag is tear-resistant and poke-resistant. 
     
     
         6 . The package of  claim 1 , wherein the welding consumable is an aluminum welding wire, a self-shielded wire, a flux-cored wire, a metal-cored wire, or a filler rod. 
     
     
         7 . The package of  claim 1 , wherein the positive-pressure-sealed container contains nitrogen, carbon dioxide, or an inert gas. 
     
     
         8 . The package of  claim 1 , wherein the positive-pressure-sealed container contains an inert gas and the inert gas is argon. 
     
     
         9 . The package of  claim 1 , wherein the positive-pressure-sealed container contains a desiccant. 
     
     
         10 . The package of  claim 1 , further comprising a pressure indicator that indicates or is configured to indicate whether the pressure inside the positive-pressure-sealed container exceeds atmospheric pressure. 
     
     
         11 . A method for manufacturing a package for a weld consumable comprising:
 providing a welding consumable and an unsealed container;   encapsulating the welding consumable within the unsealed container;   at least partially sealing the container to produce an at-least-partially-sealed container;   adding a gas to the at-least-partially-sealed container to increase to above atmospheric pressure the pressure inside the at-least-partially-sealed container; and   sealing the at-least-partially-sealed container to produce an airtight, positive-pressure-sealed container wherein the pressure inside the container is above atmospheric pressure.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the unsealed container is a bag. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising encapsulating the positive-pressure-sealed container inside an outer container. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the outer container is a second bag, a cardboard box, or a bucket. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the outer container is a second bag, and the second bag is tear-resistant and poke-resistant. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the welding consumable is an aluminum welding wire, a self-shielded wire, a flux-cored wire, a metal-cored wire, or a filler rod. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the positive-pressure-sealed container contains nitrogen, carbon dioxide, or an inert gas. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the positive-pressure-sealed container contains an inert gas and the inert gas is argon. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the positive-pressure-sealed container contains a desiccant. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising including in the positive-pressure-sealed container a pressure indicator that indicates or is configured to indicate whether the pressure inside the positive-pressure-sealed container exceeds atmospheric pressure.