ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,239, issued on Dec. 16.
"Transport device" was invented by Andrew Kossoff (West Des Moines, Iowa) and Allen Rodriguez (Pleasant Hill, Iowa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A transport device having a layer of resilient material with ends and sides. A hook is attached to each end of the layer of resilient material and alternating rings and straps are attached along the sides. An adjustable strap is attached to one side of the resilient material at a first end of the strap and has a clip at the opposite end of the strap. Attached to a bottom surface of the layer of resilient material is a layer of plastic that is positioned inwardly of t...