ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,421, issued on May 20.
"Glad hand lock hanger and methods of use" was invented by Robert M. Thiel (Marietta, Ga.) and David L. McKenzie (Alpharetta, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are specialized brackets for anchoring locking devices such as a glad hand lock and methods thereof. Glad hand locks lock out air brake service lines on tractor trailers preventing undesired movement of the trailer. The glad hand lock is removed when the trailer is to be moved but they frequently are misplaced or inconveniently stored resulting in wasted time and money retrieving the glad hand lock. The brackets herein provide a quick, ...