ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,331,535, issued on June 17.
"Roof-mounted safety foothold" was invented by Kevin O'Donnell (Broomall, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The roof-mounted safety foothold is a safety device. The roof-mounted safety foothold is configured for use on a pitched roof. The roof-mounted safety foothold forms a guard that prevents objects and individuals from sliding off of the pitched roof. The roof-mounted safety foothold incorporates a plurality of guard members, a gusset structure, and an interior cant. The plurality of guard members combine to form an offset lateral disk. The gusset structure is a bracing structure used to stabilize the off...