ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,753,590, issued on Oct. 6.

"Water line connection system with a hose attachment and method of installation" was invented by Donald Williams (Thornhill, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a water line connection system with a hose attachment and method of installation comprising a tee joint inserted into an incoming cold-water pipe, a section of pipe connected to the tee joint, a shut-off valve attached to the pipe, a flexible branch line attached between the shut-off valve and a quick-connect coupling affixed to a coupling housing. An adaptor fitting is inserted into a hole in a countertop and the coupl...