ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,313,194, issued on May 27, was assigned to ROCKLER Cos. INC. (Medina, Minn.).
"Mountable dust hose connector system" was invented by Dan Wenning (Minnetonka, Minn.) and Reem Emerson (Minneapolis).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system includes a bracket and a connector. The bracket includes a first base and a first annulus. The first base includes a first attachment feature, and the first base is configured for attachment to a first surface. The first annulus is connected to the first base and includes a first plurality of interior ribs. The connector includes a trunk and a first ridge band. The trunk has first and second ports at opposi...