ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,577,798, issued on March 17.

"Container assembly and method for making same" was invented by Jason Herring (Georgetown, Texas) and Shane Gilbreath (Georgetown, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention is an assembly of prefabricated metal receptacles forming a swimming pool and a method for constructing the assembly. Among other features, the assembly is characterized by guided or unguided clamping structures that allow on-site construction without requiring on-site welding or access to the bottom or interior of the assembly."

The patent was filed on Oct. 17, 2022, under Application No. 18/047,271.

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