US Patent Issued on June 30 for "Holders for straps having hooks and methods of making and using" (Minnesota Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,671,239, issued on June 30.

"Holders for straps having hooks and methods of making and using" was invented by James F. C. Swanson (Eagan, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A holder for straps includes a base including a body portion and a tail portion, and a waist where the body portion and the tail portion join. The base defines first and second horizontally opposed recesses and a wrap area disposed therebetween. The holder includes engaging structures disposed on opposing sides of the wrap area. The engaging structures can engage with S-hooks, D rings, snap hooks, carabiners and the like. After securing the hook thereof, each strap ...