ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,009, issued on Feb. 17.
"Tool" was invented by Peter Clark (Sussex, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tool comprising a handle and an implement. The handle comprises an elongate portion having a first end and a second end, and the implement, removably attachable to the handle, comprises an elongate portion at a first end and a tool portion at a second end. In an embodiment of the invention, the handle has, at the first end, a male portion comprising a reducing taper extending from the elongate portion and terminating in a shoulder, and a threaded portion extending from the shoulder and having a cross sectional area lesse...