ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,932, issued on March 18, was assigned to UBLOCKOUT TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD (Adelaide, Australia).
"Lockable corner bracket" was invented by Mark Schmick (Rostrevor, Australia) and Chris Doley (Rostrevor, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lockable corner bracket includes a lockable encapsulated axle pulley which houses one end of a length of cord, with the free end secured to a side bracket. A cord locking mechanism is used to lock the encapsulated axle pulley and prevent unwinding of the cord, or loss of tension, during transport and installation to facilitate do-it-yourself installation. The axle pulley is further configured ...