ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,270,425, issued on April 8, was assigned to GRIPPLE Ltd. (Great Britain).

"Suspension assembly" was invented by Samuel Barnes (Sheffield, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A suspension assembly (14) comprises first and second suspension members (10, 12). The suspension assembly (14) further includes a pivot member (24) on which the first and second suspension members (10, 12) are pivotally mounted. Each of the first and second suspension members (10,12) defines clamping recess (30) for receiving an article (16). Each of the first and second suspension members (10, 12) also defines an elongate aperture (28) for effecting pivoti...