ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,606, issued on Dec. 16.
"Sprinkler system attachment" was invented by Klaus M. A. Vollrath (City Beach, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In an installed sprinkler system, a sprinkler system attachment serves to absorb vertical and lateral forces that a sprinkler assembly or a protruding extension pipe may be exposed to, by providing a flexible body with one or more collapsible zones, having threaded ends or smooth, sliding-fit ends for connecting the sprinkler system attachment between two sections of the sprinkler system."
The patent was filed on July 1, 2019, under Application No. 16/458,832.
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