ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,877, issued on June 23.
"Suspension assemblies for suspending containers and methods of use" was invented by Tom Cleland (Portage, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Suspension methods and assemblies for suspending a container in a manner that places the container in a convenient location to a user, such as on a ladder, and is safe to use in a workplace environment. Such a suspension assembly includes a suspension unit that has an upper portion, a lower portion, and a central portion therebetween. The central portion has a first channel closer to the upper portion than to the lower portion. The first channel faces downward and is co...