ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,274,901, issued on April 15.
"Self-securing device preventing a communication means from remaining in an undefined intermediate position" was invented by Philipp Strasser (Hinterbruhl, Austria) and Azarm Bahman (Fairfield, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a self-securing device for securing a person, having: a first fastening element for fastening to a securing element; a second fastening element for fastening to a securing element; a communication means for communicating between the first fastening element and the second fastening element such that, in a first posture of the communication means, the first fas...