ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,485, issued on July 1.
"Pistol slide restraining tool" was invented by Michael Fredric Dunn (Estero, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pistol slide restraining tool has a frame, a first restraint element connected to the frame and configured to engage a lower portion of the downwardly-extending grip, a second restraint element connected to the frame at a level above the first restraint element and configured to engage a rear portion of the downwardly-extending grip at an intermediate position above the lower portion of the downwardly-extending grip, a third restraint element connected to the frame and having a slide engagement fac...