ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,376,531, issued on Aug. 5.
"Devining hook for electric transmission lines" was invented by Dale Keith Hatmaker Jr. (Lafollette, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tool for removing vines from electrical transmission infrastructure includes a shank having two prongs extending therefrom to form two hooks. Each hook defines a concavity having a blade disposed therein. The blades are positioned to cut vines instead of merely pulling the vines, thereby facilitating the removal of vines from electrical transmission infrastructure."
The patent was filed on Jan. 17, 2025, under Application No. 19/028,562.
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