ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,629,579, issued on May 19.
"Luggage piece for crease-free fencing equipment" was invented by Helene Jiaqi Amy Cheron (McKinney, Texas) and Xuan Song (McKinney, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A luggage piece may be sized to and include features that facilitate storage and transportation of fencing equipment such that the luggage piece decreases a likelihood of damaging the fencing equipment during storage and transportation. The luggage piece may include a first shell formed by a back panel, first cover, first lid, and foundation in which one or more pieces of fencing equipment may be stored in an interior space of the first shell in...