ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,487, issued on April 22, was assigned to AMES TOOLS Corp. (Suwanee, Ga.).

"Handle assembly for a finisher box" was invented by Matthew W. Jungklaus (Lawrenceville, Ga.) and Timothy J. Beran (Dacula, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A handle assembly for a finisher box including a first tube including a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The first tube defines a longitudinal axis extending between the first and second ends. The handle assembly includes a second tube disposed within the first tube. The second tube is movable relative to the first tube along the longitudinal axis. The first tube includes a first end and...