ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,213, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to THREE SMITH GROUP Ltd. (West Yorkshire, Great Britain).

"Strapping apparatus" was invented by Dale Schofield (West Yorkshire, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A strapping apparatus for coupling an article to a post, the apparatus including a post adapter including a first side configured to engage with the post and a second side comprising a recess; a retaining element at least partially located in the recess of the post adapter; and a strap configured to extend around the post, the strap including: a first end configured to be removably coupled to post adapter; and a second end con...