ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,446,735, issued on Oct. 21.
"Bathtub safety gate" was invented by Luke O'Steen (Jacksonville Beach, Fla.) and Richard Harold O'Steen (Jacksonville Beach, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bathtub safety gate provides a secure and adjustable barrier across a bathtub, enhancing safety and preventing unintended access, even access between the bottom edge of the barrier and the top of edge of the side of a tub. The gate features a flexible sheet with a retention structure along its bottom edge, enabling secure attachment to the top edge of a side of the bathtub. The sheet is mounted on a rotatable spool housed within a slotted casing, al...