ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,305,797, issued on May 20, was assigned to SafeHold Ltd. (Canterbury, Great Britain).
"Load lifting tripod with leg locking ring" was invented by Oliver Auston (Kent, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tripod comprising a head assembly and three legs, wherein each of the three legs is pivotally coupled at a proximal end thereof to the head assembly, the legs having a closed configuration in which they are arranged substantially parallel to each other, and an operative configuration in which the distal ends of the legs are extended outwards; wherein the head assembly includes a head body and a locking ring rotatably coupled to...