ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,704,003, issued on Aug. 11.
"Modular grip system for handcuffs" was invented by Stephen T. Burgoon (Pottsville, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A handcuff apparatus includes accessory rails formed on the bottom surface of the handcuff member housings. The accessory rail can have a T-shaped configuration to provide support for desired accessories, such as a spacer that will extend between accessory rails on the housings of opposing handcuff members to convert the handcuff apparatus into a rigid handcuff configuration. Placement of the spacer can be made on accessory rails on either or both opposing sides of the mount for connecting the...