US Patent Issued on March 18 for "Fastener with pivoting head" (Canadian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,253,103, issued on March 18.

"Fastener with pivoting head" was invented by Joseph Daniel Paul Godbout (Vernon, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fastener comprises a threaded shank extending along an axis between top and bottom ends and a semi spherical body affixed at the top end of the threaded shank. The fastener further comprises a head having a receptacle adapted to closely surround the semi-spherical body, the head being pivotable about the semi spherical body and rotatably fixed relative to the semi spherical body about the axis of the threaded shank and a drive disposed on the head adapted to receive a tool for rotating th...