ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,656, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to RUNIUS DESIGN AB (Solna, Sweden).
"Lockable receptacle holder" was invented by Christian Runius (Solna, Sweden).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A receptacle holder may include a holder base portion configured to support the bottom of a receptacle, a holder upper portion and an elongated holder back portion extending between the holder base portion and the holder upper portion. A confining member may be provided to pivot relative the holder upper portion between a closed position (A) for confining the neck and/or the shoulder of the receptacle, and a release position to allow removal of the rece...