ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,286,817, issued on April 29, was assigned to Patio Leash LLC (Vonore, Tenn.).
"Retention patio leash for patio furniture" was invented by Robert William Shaffer (Vonore, Tenn.) and Christie L. Shaffer (Vonore, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A retention patio leash for outdoor furniture includes a housing having a first end and an opposite second end. The housing includes a first collar disposed at the first end and a second collar disposed at the second end. The first and second collars defining a through opening configured to receive at least a portion of the outdoor furniture. An intermediate disc body is disposed between the firs...