ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,640,547, issued on May 26.
"Roof clip" was invented by Steven S. Kuhl (Hopkins, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for attaching a cable to the roof of a building is disclosed. The system includes a clip with a base portion and a cable attachment portion. The base portion is configured to attach to a shingle on a roof. The cable attachment portion includes a cable attachment loop. The cable attachment loop includes a plurality of slits cut therein. A cable is able to be secured to the cable attachment loop with a tie. The cable can be oriented in various directions by routing the tie through either of the cable attachment loop ...