ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,765,529, issued on Oct. 20.
"Compact rod holder" was invented by James Beaumont-Jones (Brisbane, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rod holder has a rod support cup and a waistband clip. The waistband clip includes an interconnecting component and a distal component, with the interconnecting component being pivotally connected between the rod support cup and the distal component. The holder can be used in two configurations: a compact one where the components are closed together and the clip is inside the cup, and an in-use one where the clip is pivoted away from the cup. In the in-use configuration, the components can be opened ...