ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,435,826, issued on Oct. 7.
"Pipe binding mechanism" was invented by Myeong Su Park (Seoul, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pipe binding mechanism, which connects a first pipe and a second pipe, both made of a synthetic resin material, may include: a rubber band which is formed in a ring shape penetrated longitudinally and is made of a flexible material capable of being in close contact with the outer surfaces of the first and second pipes; a tightening plate which is made of an elastic metallic material, formed to wrap connected ends of the first and second pipes in the circumferential direction, and configured for both ends ...