ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,534,897, issued on Jan. 27.
"Waste disposal hose seal apparatus for recreational vehicles" was invented by Randall Aaron Patt (Bakersfield, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A waste hose seal apparatus provides a rodent and pest barrier into the service compartment of a recreational vehicle. The apparatus includes a seal assembly having a first section which snaps into place within the circular opening of the access port into service compartment, the seal assembly remaining in place by an interference fit between a circumferential edge surface of the seal assembly and an inside edge of the access port bushing. The seal assembly may a...