ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,391,513, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to RICH MOORE DESIGN LLC (Seligman, Ariz.).

"Firehose winding apparatus" was invented by Richard Elliot Moore (Seligman, Ariz.) and Richard Gerald Moore (Seligman, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable mechanical firehose winder is described. The firehose winder comprises a foldable structure which can be stored and readily transported in a compact, stowed configuration, but can be unfolded in the field to place the firehose winder into a deployed configuration. The firehose winder has a winder mechanism having two pins for securing a firehose connector is mounted on a plate that can be ...