US Patent Issued to Austin Hardware & Supply on Sept. 15 for "Bar lock with roller" (Georgia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,735,919, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Austin Hardware & Supply Inc. (Lee's Summit, Mo.).

"Bar lock with roller" was invented by David Lay (Buford, Ga.), Robert Walden (Buford, Ga.) and Moises Beltran Jr. (Buford, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bar lock is described. The bar lock includes a bar. An upper strap is engaged to the bar. The upper strap is configured to engage to an upper hinge butt. A first is roller rotatably engaged to the bar. A lower strap is engaged to the bar. The lower strap is configured to engage to a lower hinge butt. A second roller is rotatably engaged to the bar. A handle bracket is affixed to the b...