US Patent Issued on Oct. 27 for "Drawstring access system" (Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,028, issued on Oct. 27.

"Drawstring access system" was invented by Tim Alberts (Lemont, Ill.) and Beth Alberts (Lemont, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drawstring access system for directly and conveniently accessing the drawstring includes a garment with a channel that extends through the garment. A drawstring is positioned within the channel. A fastener is coupled to the garment. The fastener is aligned with the channel wherein the fastener is selectively releasable to expose the channel and wherein the fastener is selectively engageable to cover the channel. The drawstring is accessible within the channel when the channel is...