Granted Patent B2

US 12,227,342 · App. 17/951,925 · Granted Feb 18, 2025

Inventors: Claes Gimström (Gothenburg, SE); Gerard F. Klaes (Moab, UT); Hubert Kalicki (Kepa, PL); Joel Hyung-Kon Kim (Gothenburg, SE); Roberto Carlos Guerrero Kees (Frisco, TX); Rodolfo F. Rep (Hanover, PA)

Assignee: ESAB AB

B65D5/46008B65D5/4208

Abstract

Claims (26)

1. An insert comprising:

a plate having a front face and a rear face opposite the front face, the plate defining an opening extending between the front face and the rear face;

an oblique tab extending from the front face in a first direction; and

a flange extending radially from the plate in a second direction.

2. The insert of claim 1 , wherein an angle between the oblique tab and the front face is between 5 and 10 degrees.

3. The insert of claim 1 , further comprising a boss surrounding the opening, the boss defined by a bottom wall, a top wall, and rounded sidewalls connecting the bottom wall and the top wall.

4. The insert of claim 3 , wherein the boss defines the opening between the front face and the rear face.

5. The insert of claim 1 , further comprising a sidewall extending around a perimeter of the plate and between the plate and the flange.

6. The insert of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of parallel reinforcing ribs disposed on the rear face.

7. The insert of claim 1 , further comprising a second tab extending from a portion of the flange at a position that is opposite the oblique tab.

8. The insert of claim 1 , wherein the opening is disposed in a top half of the plate proximate to the oblique tab.

9. A system comprising:

a carrier having a plurality of sidewalls;

at least one through-hole disposed in at least one sidewall of the plurality of sidewalls; and

an insert disposed in the at least one through-hole, the insert comprising:

a plate having a front face and a rear face opposite the front face, the plate defining an opening extending between the front face and the rear face;

an oblique tab extending from the front face in a first direction; and

at least one flange extending radially from the plate in a second direction.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the oblique tab is configured to apply a first force to a first surface of the at least one sidewall.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the at least one flange is configured to apply a second force to a second surface of the at least one sidewall, the second surface being opposite the first surface.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein an angle between the oblique tab and the front face is between 5 and 10 degrees.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the plate further comprises:

a sidewall extending along a perimeter of the plate between the front face of the plate and the at least one flange.

14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the plate further comprises:

a boss defining the opening, the boss comprising a bottom wall, a top wall, and rounded sidewalls connecting the bottom wall and the top wall.

15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the opening is disposed in a top half of the plate proximate to the oblique tab.

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