ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,408,771, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to DOT DESIGN GROUP PTY LTD (Melbourne, Australia).

"Caddy" was invented by Paris Kerr (Melbourne, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A caddy for holding one or a plurality of containers is disclosed. The caddy has a flexible top brace. The flexible top brace has a plurality of top contours along its length. There is a frame coupled to the flexible top brace. The frame is further coupled to a plurality of bottom contours which are located below each top contour. The bottom contour has a raised portion. The top brace and the bottom contours act together to grasp the can. This allows the can,...