ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,231, issued on June 17.
"Cover for headwear closure with integrated magnet" was invented by Dylan McClain Sasser (St Simons Island, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cover for covering a headgear closure strap provides easy detachable securing of the hat to a magnetic surface, by including a magnet within the cover. The cover includes a cover body that encircles a cross-sectional profile of the headgear closure strap and extends along at least a portion of the extension of the headgear closure strap, a magnet disposed inside of the cover body behind a rear outer face of the cover body when the cover is installed on headgear, and a...