US Patent Issued on March 17 for "Pivot pick" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,579,960, issued on March 17.

"Pivot pick" was invented by Guy William McRoskey (Encinitas, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pivot pick includes a thumb ring configured to fit on a thumb of a user. The pivot pick also includes a pick assembly movably coupled to the thumb ring. The pick assembly includes a pick. When placed on the thumb of the user, the pick is oriented in a thumbpick position. When a force is applied to the pick by an index finger, the pick assembly rotates relative to the thumb ring to orient the pick in a flat-pick position. The pivot pick includes a tether coupled between the thumb ring and the pick assembly. T...