ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,408,775, issued on Sept. 9.
"Beach blanket with sand-fillable bags" was invented by Lindsay Paulet (Hallandale Beach, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A beach blanket including a stretchable main panel having two opposite sides comprising a body supporting top side for individuals to sunbath on and a bottom side for resting on a sandy beach surface, and a plurality of invertible bags attached to perimeter of the stretchable main panel. Each bag pivots about the stretchable main panel to allow users to scoop a large quantity of sand within each bag. The sand-filled bags are positioned on the beach to provide opposing tension on the ma...