ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,422,075, issued on Sept. 23.
"Secure coupling for irrigation conduit and related methods" was invented by Daniel Shafer (Springville, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides improved couplings for conduit systems. A male coupling and a female coupling may be mechanically engaged by inserting the male coupling into a receiver in the female coupling until fastening structures are aligned, and then rotating one or both of the male and female couplings until the fastening structures are overlapping and in interfacial engagement. The male and female couplings provide an efficient coupling solution for end-to-end ...