ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,258,753, issued on March 25, was assigned to HUMANIHUT PTY LTD (Fullarton, Australia).
"Hinge joint" was invented by Neale Sutton (Fullarton, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hinge joint is disclosed. In an embodiment, the hinge joint includes a first hinge component, a second hinge component and a flexible member linking the first and second hinge components to support relative movement of the first hinge component and the second hinge component between an abutting relationship and a non-abutting relationship. A foldable shelter including a hinge joint according to an embodiment of the disclosure is also disclosed."
The pate...