ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,541, issued on Nov. 25.
"Manually operated snap hook" was invented by Christopher Devine (Simi Valley, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A manually operated snap hook that includes a main body outer cylinder with an internal hook assembly and slide bolt assembly housed and sandwiched therein. The main body outer cylinder has a recessed portion that corresponds to recessed portions on the internal hook assembly and slide bolt assembly that has therein an actuator that is connected to a vertical spring, such that when the actuator is depressed, the slide bolt assembly allows for a bolt to move in the vertical direction along the ma...