ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,616,261, issued on May 5.
"Drawstring that measures user" was invented by Eric Andrew Spataro (Houston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A measuring apparatus comprising a drawstring member made of a flexible and non-stretchy material formed into a drawstring that is both wearable and a measuring apparatus to be integrated into an article of clothing. The drawstring has a front surface with measurement indicia permanently illustrated thereon. The measurement information includes a plurality of specific measurements and a graphical representation corresponding to each specific measurement. The measurement indicia can be in standard and/or metr...