ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,462, issued on May 27.

"Adjustable closure devices with handle and locking mechanisms" was invented by Garrett Ray Hurley (San Francisco).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of the invention are directed to adjustable closure devices. One embodiment has a strap, a connector attached to a strap end, a chafe mounted on the strap behind the connector, and a hinged handle on the chafe. The chafe has two outer bars and a central bar, these bars defining strap through-paths. The strap end-region has path segments arranged, directionally from the strap's central region toward the strap end at the chafe, or, in embodiments that configu...