ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,099, issued on Sept. 1.
"Hidden compartment apparatus" was invented by Joya Lashan Lyons (Huntersville, N.C.) and Andrew David Lyons II (Huntersville, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hidden compartment apparatus supporting an illusion that an object has disappeared from a first position of a holder slide member is provided. The hidden compartment apparatus includes a holder slide member that is slidably coupled to the bottom of a holder slide cover with a stationary opening, a plurality of inserts capable of holding objects placed in integral holder slider pockets, and actuating means. The actuating means being configured to mo...