ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,877, issued on Dec. 30.
"Fastener alignment guide, connector and method" was invented by Dean Allen (Staffordshire, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a fastener alignment guide comprising a generally planar body and an angled element arranged at an acute angle Theta to the body, a first aperture arranged through the angled element and a second aperture arranged through the body, wherein the first aperture and the second apertures are aligned such that a fastener may be inserted progressively through the first and second apertures in use. The present invention also provides a slip-resisting fa...