ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,655,011, issued on June 16.

"Concealed whip system and handle therefore" was invented by Donald G. Richardson (Henderson, Nev.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present device comprises an elongated whip having a handle that includes a receiver with an opening at a distal end thereof for receiving a proximal end of the whip therein. The receiver further includes a pivotable barrel at a proximal end thereof. A handle body has a barrel receiver formed in a distal end of the handle body. As such the pivotal barrel is free to rotate within an angular range between where the receiver strikes the handle body on one side to the other. The hand...