ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,246, issued on Jan. 20.
"Friction resistant, retrofitted, auto-resetting, detention latch lock apparatus" was invented by Chad Hauskin (Lafayette, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A retrofittable, auto-resetting detention locking apparatus includes a main body defining various features including a mounting hole, pin guide, slide guide, slide track, slide channel, grub screw guide groove, and concave divot. The apparatus further includes a slide that includes first and second plates joined by a rail that slidably interacts with the slide guide. A resistance spring mounted between the main body and slide biases the components toget...