ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,616,285, issued on May 5.
"Carrying strap handle with identical halves" was invented by Keith Yester (Locust Grove, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A handle includes two identical halves, each half including a body, a pair of flanges, a pair of hooks and a pair of slots. The pair of flanges extend towards each other in a common plane. A hook is provided adjacent to one end of each flange. A slot is provided adjacent to the opposite end of each flange. The hook has a head, which defines a wedge-shaped space between the head of the hook and the flange and configured to receive a wedge-shaped overhang of a slot. With two halves positioned ...