ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,353, issued on Nov. 25.
"Self locking chain and freight binder" was invented by Robert L. Conner Jr. (Mountain Home, Ark.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rigid locking binder for mechanically securing large, heavy loads and tie-down chains used for securing loads. The variable length binder comprises a rigid, threaded rod coaxially coupled within an elongated sleeve, such that relative axial displacements of the rod relative to the sleeve or vice-versa results in lengthwise expansion or contraction. The binder has chain hooks at opposite ends, that are pivotally associated with remote ends of the rod and sleeve for coupling to loads...