US Patent Issued to ASSA ABLOY Americas Residential on April 22 for "Towel bar with integrated robe hook" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,279,694, issued on April 22, was assigned to ASSA ABLOY Americas Residential Inc. (New Haven, Conn.).

"Towel bar with integrated robe hook" was invented by Darin Lane Heuer (Anaheim Hills, Calif.), Victor Tung (Rowland Heights, Calif.) and Jan Christopher van Leyen (Irvine, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A towel bar includes a retractable and extendable robe hook. The robe hook may be formed in a wall-mounted first base joined by a towel bar to a wall-mounted second base. A shaft may be extended from the base to reveal the robe hook. When extended, the robe hook provides a location from which objects may be hung. When not needed, t...