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The subject embodiments are directed to a wire packaging system for a coil of welding wire defining a bore, the system including a container adapted to receive the coil therein, the container having a base; a wire retainer having a base portion adapted to overlie the coil, the base portion defining

The subject embodiments are directed to a wire packaging system for a coil of welding wire defining a bore, the system including a container adapted to receive the coil therein, the container having a base; a wire retainer having a base portion adapted to overlie the coil, the base portion defining an aperture adapted to overlie the bore of the coil; the base portion including a first support and a second support located on opposite sides of the aperture; each support extending upward from the base portion; a hold down assembly including a restraint supported near the base of the container and extending upward through the aperture to attach to a hold down member, the hold down member having first and second ends engageable with the first and second supports and the restraint adapted to apply a compressive force to the supports via attachment of the restraint to the hold down member.

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1. A wire packaging system for a coil of welding wire defining a bore, the system comprising: a container adapted to receive the coil therein, the container having a base;a wire retainer having a base portion adapted to overlie the coil, the base portion defining an aperture adapted to overlie the b

1. A wire packaging system for a coil of welding wire defining a bore, the system comprising: a container adapted to receive the coil therein, the container having a base;a wire retainer having a base portion adapted to overlie the coil, the base portion defining an aperture adapted to overlie the bore of the coil;the base portion including a first support and a second support molded therewith and located on opposite sides of the aperture; each support extending upward from the base portion;a hold down assembly including a restraint supported near the base of the container and extending upward through the aperture to attach to a hold down member, the hold down member having first and second ends engageable with the first and second supports and the restraint adapted to apply a compressive force to the supports via attachment of the restraint to the hold down member. 2. The wire packaging system of claim 1, wherein each support defines a receiver adapted to retain one end of the hold down member. 3. The wire packaging system of claim 2, wherein the receiver includes a recess defined in an upper surface of each support. 4. The wire packaging system of claim 3, wherein the supports are diametrically opposed relative to each other and, wherein the recesses lie on a common radial line; and wherein the first end and the second end of the hold down member are coaxial. 5. The system of claim 2, wherein the receiver is a rectangular recess open at each end. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein each support is positioned on the base portion between the aperture and an outer periphery of the base and adapted to overlie a portion of the coil. 7. The system of claim 6, wherein the supports are centered relative to a radial dimension of the coil. 8. The system of claim 1, wherein each support includes four sides extending upwardly and inwardly from the base portion; an upper surface joining the sides; wherein a receiver is formed in the upper surface. 9. The system of claim 1, wherein the base portion includes an upward extending outer peripheral wall. 10. The system of claim 9, wherein the wall forms an octagonal perimeter about the base. 11. The system of claim 9, wherein the outer peripheral wall extends up a greater extent than the upper surface of the supports. 12. The system of claim 1, wherein the base portion includes a wire guide extending upward and inward from the base portion, the axial upward extremity of the wire guide defining the aperture, and wherein the supports extend upward from the base at an equal height relative to each other, the height of the supports being greater than the height of the wire guide such that the receiver on each support is located above the wire guide. 13. The system of claim 1, further comprising at least one view opening formed in the base portion. 14. The system of claim 13, wherein view opening has a first end and a second end radially spaced from each other, the opening including a first side and a second side connecting the first end to the second end, wherein the first side is concave and the second side is convex. 15. The system of claim 14, wherein the first side and the second side are curved and equally spaced from each other. 16. The system of claim 13, wherein the base portion defines 8 view openings equally spaced from each other, and wherein supports are located between view openings and arranged in diametrically opposed pairs, each pair of supports being aligned along a common radial line. 17. A wire retainer for a coil of welding wire received in a container, the wire retainer comprising: a base portion defining a central aperture, the base portion extending radially outward from a central axis and including an upstanding outer peripheral wall;a frusto-conical wire guide extending upward from the base portion about the aperture; andwherein the base portion defines plural view openings equally spaced from each other about the base, the view openings extending along radial lines radiating outward from a center of the base portion between the wire guide and the outer peripheral wall, wherein the view openings at least partially over lie the coil and are bowed in a direction corresponding to the removal of the welding wire from the coil. 18. A wire retainer for a coil of welding wire received in a container, the wire retainer comprising: a base portion defining a central aperture, the base portion extending radially outward from a central axis and including an upstanding outer peripheral wall;a frusto-conical wire guide extending upward from the base portion about the aperture; andwherein the base portion defines plural view openings equally spaced from each other about the base, the view openings extending along radial lines radiating outward from a center of the base portion between the wire guide and the outer peripheral wall; and a pair of diametrically opposed supports extending upward from the base portion, each support including a receiver, wherein the receiver is located above the wire guide. 19. The wire retainer of claim 18, wherein the receiver on each support includes a recess formed in an upper surface of the support, each recess being open at a radial inward end and extending along a common radial line passing through a center of the base portion. 20. The wire retainer of claim 18, wherein each support includes four sides extending upward and inward from the base portion toward an upper surface to form a truncated pyramid, wherein the receiver on each support is formed on the upper surface. 21. A method of packaging welding wire in a coil, the method comprising: providing a container having a base;placing a coil of welding wire having a bore within the container;providing a wire retainer including a base portion defining a central aperture and a pair of supports extending upward from the base portion on opposite sides of the aperture, the each support defining a receiver located above the aperture;placing the wire retainer on the coil and locating the aperture at least partially over the bore;providing a hold down assembly including a hold down member and a restraint;attaching the restraint to the base of the container and pulling a free end of the restraint upward from the base, through the bore and aperture;attaching the free end of the restraint to the hold down member;locating a first end of the hold down member within the receiver of one of the supports and locating a second end of the hold down member within the receiver of the other of the supports;attaching the restraint to the hold down member and applying a compressive force to the hold down member by reducing a length of the restraint. 22. The method of claim 21, wherein the step of providing a wire retainer includes locating the supports on the base portion such that the are centered over a portion of the coil on opposite sides of the aperture. 23. The method of claim 21, wherein the step of providing a wire retainer includes forming a frusto-conical wire guide extending upward and inward from the base portion, wherein the axial outer extremity of the wire guide defines the aperture.