ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,603,460, issued on April 14.
"Quick release safety assembly for air and electrical connections" was invented by Zachary Lind (La Habra, Calif.) and Gary Carl Parsons (La Habra, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A two-piece quick release safety assembly has a circular array of magnetic elements which cooperate together to easily align and securely connect a vehicle air and electrical connection to a helmet. The assembly includes a hose side magnetic connector and a corresponding helmet side magnetic connector that have equal magnetic strength with opposite polarity, such that each north pole and each south pole align to securely main...