ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,247,734, issued on March 11.
"Rotating electrical connection with locking axial and radial positions for use in welding and cutting devices" was invented by Steven E Dadig (Lakewood Ranch, Fla.) and Juan Reynaldo Solis Jr. (Bradenton, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rotatable and removable connection for use in a welding torch assembly that allows for the gooseneck to be removeable and rotatable by the use of an interference member that allows the welding torch assembly to enter a locked, unlocked and partially lock state by moving the interface member about the central axis of the welding torch assembly, the partially lock state ...