US Patent Issued to LES EQUIPEMENTS LAPIERRE on July 15 for "Connecting assembly for connecting hose segments together, and maple tree sap harvesting system provided with the same" (Canadian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,756, issued on July 15, was assigned to LES EQUIPEMENTS LAPIERRE INC (Quebec, Canada).

"Connecting assembly for connecting hose segments together, and maple tree sap harvesting system provided with the same" was invented by Donald Lapierre (St-Ludger, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connecting assembly for operatively and fluidly connecting at least first and second hose segments together. The connecting assembly includes at least one insert portion, and corresponding bulge(s), securing device(s) and fluid passage(s). The securing device is removably mounted onto and displaceable about a portion of a given length span of the ...