ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,377,530, issued on Aug. 5.
"Pocket brush and tool holder" was invented by Randy Fabian Gurule (Grand Terrace, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Improvements in a pocket brush and tool holder for brushes and tools to hold a paint brush, scraping tool, a utility knife, a dusting brush, and marking tool or other tools for elevated, lowered or difficult-to-reach can be dangerous or require a ladder or other equipment. The holder uses clamping faces with springs that open the faces to allow for easier insertion of the tool within the clamping faces. Wingnuts are used on the threaded fasteners to draw the clamping faces together and allow f...