US Patent Issued on May 6 for "Leash system for use with a beverage container lid" (North Carolina Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,291,381, issued on May 6.

"Leash system for use with a beverage container lid" was invented by Todd Richard Barber (Wilmington, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The leash system for use with a beverage container lid includes an anchor, a leash, and a band. The leash system for use with a beverage container lid may be configured to tether a lid to a handleless beverage container. The anchor may be coupled to the lid. The leash may detachably couple to the handleless beverage container. An aperture located at a top end of the leash may detachably couple to an anchor tab on the anchor to prevent loss of the lid. A bottom end of the leash...