ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,403,567, issued on Sept. 2.
"Dual-function grip-mount device" was invented by Jason Begin (Roswell, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dual function grip-mount device includes a rigid housing including a cavity therein, a flexible grip head slidable from an open position above the rigid housing into a closed position nested within the cavity of the rigid housing, a ratchet strap attached to a center bottom portion of the flexible grip head and extending downward from the flexible grip head into the cavity of the rigid housing, and a ratchet release to engage the ratchet strap."
The patent was filed on Dec. 21, 2022, under Application ...