ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,054, issued on Nov. 11.

"System for storing and accessing elongated implements in their holders" was invented by Alexander Naumann (Carlsbad, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus stores elongated implements, each in a holder, such as a knife in a scabbard. The storage system allows for removing the holder from the system and immediately placing it in use. A vertical support wall supports implements in their holders. A support block interacts with an implement holder. An implement holder is slid in a transverse direction to remove it from the support block. A curved guide wall is in the path of the implement holder and h...