ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,125, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Avestin Ltd. (Great Britain).
"Scaffolding ties" was invented by Gavin Balue (Honiton, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved scaffolding tie (1c) for connecting a scaffolding tarpaulin (8) to a scaffolding pole (9) is disclosed. The tie (1c) comprises an anchor (4c) for anchoring the tie (1c) to the scaffolding tarpaulin(S), an attachment portion (6c) for attaching the tie (1c) to a scaffolding pole (9), and a ligament (5c). The ligament (5c) is connected between the anchor (4c) and the attachment portion (6c) and arranged, in use, to bias the anchor and attachment portion to...