ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,989, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Cross Manufacturing Co. (1938) Ltd. (Bath, Great Britain).
"Ring fastener" was invented by Edward Cross (Bath, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ring fastener comprising a discontinuous band having first and second axial faces on opposite sides, a first end with a first end face and a groove extending from the first end face and opening to the first axial face; a second end with a second end face and a tongue projecting from the second end face; wherein the groove is u-shaped and the second axial face defines the base of the groove, and the tongue is dimensioned to fit in the groov...