ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,276,319, issued on April 15, was assigned to CARBO-LINK AG (Fehraltore, Switzerland).
"Toggle" was invented by Andreas Winistorfer (Fehraltorf, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention is directed to a toggle 1 for rigging of a boat or a crane, comprising a first coupling end 100 comprising a first coupling means 110 having a first axis of engagement 120 and a second coupling end 200 comprising a second coupling means 210 having a second axis of engagement 220. The first and the second coupling means 100, 200 are arranged a distance apart from each other. A closed-loop connecting means 300 is made from a fibre-reinforced p...