ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,001, issued on Aug. 19.

"Body worn tray for holding painting tools" was invented by John Gerrity (Mullica Hill, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tool support assembly for supporting paint, spackle, and other tools on a user's body includes a tray with a belt attached so that a user may support the tray by wearing the belt around the user's torso. A tube is coupled to the tray and shaped to hold a paint cup in the tube. Several other holding structures are provided for holding other tools."

The patent was filed on May 24, 2023, under Application No. 18/201,273.

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