ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,324,490, issued on June 10.
"Uniform badge attachment device" was invented by Ron Herring (Montgomery, Ala.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A uniform badge attachment device including a sign assembly, a hinge assembly, and a rod assembly. The sign assembly includes an insignia with indicia of a rank, grade, mark or the like in a front side thereof. The hinge assembly includes a hinge support with a hinge lock attached at the rear side of the insignia, wherein a rod is coupled to the hinge support by means of a pin capable of rotating and secured in a predetermined position by the hinge lock. The rod has a sharpened edge adapted to pierce ...