ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,368,251, issued on July 22, was assigned to ALLIED TUBE & CONDUIT Corp. (Harvey, Ill.).
"Detachable snap-in fitting" was invented by Shaun Brouwer (Saint John, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a fitting having a main body including a distal end and a proximal end, and a first split ring coupled to the distal end of the main body, wherein the first split ring includes an opening for receiving a main tab along an outer surface of the main body, and wherein the first split ring includes a set of disengagement tabs extending across a slot. The fitting may further include a second split ring within an interior of the main body...