US Patent Issued on Aug. 25 for "Framing system including tubes joined with slots, hooks and wedges integrated into the tubes" (Maryland Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,716,442, issued on Aug. 25.

"Framing system including tubes joined with slots, hooks and wedges integrated into the tubes" was invented by Greg Hyde Hryniewicz (Annapolis, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A framing system and method of mechanically joining tubular elements to form frames without the need for welding technologies or connectors. The frames are two dimensional or, e.g., horizontal or vertical planes, or three-dimensional frames, e.g., cubes or rectangles. These joints between tubes are formed by fastening features cut into the tubes. The fastening features include hooks, slots, wedges and other shapes. The fastening featu...