ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,537, issued on Aug. 4.
"Net securing device" was invented by Cynthia Lewis Swain (Caledonia, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pole system for supporting a sports net, the pole system including a net post, a receiver pole, a support base, and a plurality of suction cups. The net post, designed for temporary attachment to the net, is partially received within the central area of the receiver pole. The support base, attached to the receiver pole, comprises outwardly extending base members, each ending with a suction cup for temporary ground attachment. The pole system, constructed from materials such as metal, plastic, fiberglass, ...