ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,372,138, issued on July 29, was assigned to Panduit Corp. (Tinley Park, Ill.).
"Double stack locking cleat" was invented by Andrew W. Booth (Pickering, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A locking cleat designed to secure at least one cable. The locking cleat includes a housing, a strap, a threaded screw, and a nut. The housing has a top, a bottom, a front, a back, and sides. The housing has a lower aperture and an upper aperture defined by the top, the bottom, the front, the back, and the sides. The strap is positioned within the lower aperture of the housing. The nut is positioned within the upper aperture of the housing. The...