ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,305,734, issued on May 20, was assigned to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).
"Lanyard for a tool" was invented by Andrew G. Wagner (Lisbon, Wis.), Derek Rose (Menomonee Falls, Wis.), Anthony S. Graykowski (Belgium, Wis.), Jesse Marcelle (Muskego, Wis.) and Travis J. Beck (Shorewood, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lanyard assembly including a strap having a first end and a second end, an attachment mechanism coupled to the first end and a quick connect attachment mechanism connected to the second end. The quick connect attachment mechanism includes a swivel member and a cinch for securing a tool coupled to the swive...