ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,369,573, issued on July 29.
"Spring-free floating device for locking about a fishing line" was invented by Edward Scott Carlson (Delmont, Pa.) and Charles A. Lanager (Greensburg, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a floating locking device that includes two components that thread together adjacent the external perimeter, and an internal central locking mechanism that includes a compressing closing section and a receiving opening section (male and female) that can lock the device at a desired location on a fishing line."
The patent was filed on Aug. 23, 2023, under Application No. 18/237,355.
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