ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,996, issued on Nov. 11.
"Welding rod dispenser" was invented by Max Money Hart (Broken Arrow, Okla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A welding rod dispenser comprising: a deck, where the deck angles downward from back to front; a rotating assembly located at the front of the deck, where the rotating assembly comprises grabber teeth; and a leveler assembly located atop the deck. Welding rods placed atop the deck may tend to slide forward under the leveler assembly where the leveler assembly levels them into a single layer. Individual welding rods may then be grabbed by the grabber teeth one at a time before being moved forward by the ro...