ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,369,693, issued on July 29, was assigned to Zhangjiagang SMK MFG. Co. Ltd. (Zhangjiagang, China).

"Tensioner with retractable handle" was invented by Jinhui Zhang (Zhangjiagang, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tensioner with retractable handle is provided, including a sheet metal base and a sheet metal handle. The sheet metal base is provided with a centre shaft in the middle thereon, the sheet metal handle includes a tightening part and a handle. A bottom of the tightening part is rotatably connected to the middle of the sheet metal base, an inner side of the tightening part is slidably connected with an upper baffle, and a botto...