ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,295,439, issued on May 13.
"Hands-free utility belt" was invented by Paul Roberson (Las Vegas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hands-free utility belt system is disclosed. The utility belt system includes a flexible belt, a removable bumper locking mechanism, a bumper, and a lead carrier. The flexible belt includes a plurality of apertures and has a first section and a second section, wherein the first section is configured to overlap the second section. The removable bumper locking mechanism is configured to lock together the first section and the second section of the belt. The removable bumper locking mechanism includes a lock and a m...