ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,357, issued on Nov. 3.
"Vertically adjustable support for a towel or other domestic article to accommodate a child's growth in height" was invented by Diane Allison Plumb (Sunbury, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vertically adjustable holder for a domestic article such as a towel provides an easy way to adjust the height of the domestic article to accommodate the height of a child. It has a base that can be mounted to a wall such as by anchor screws or hung from a door of a building such as by hooks that extend over the top of the door. A movable support is attached to the base and is manually vertically adjustable with respect ...