ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,002, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Blue Force Gear Inc. (Pooler, Ga.).
"Accessory adapter" was invented by Ashley A. Burnsed (Savannah, Ga.) and Stephen G. Hilliard (Cainhoy, S.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adapter for attaching an accessory is provided. The adapter includes a wearable component mounting portion and an accessory mounting platform. The accessory mounting platform includes a first aperture at a first end of the accessory mounting platform, the first aperture being configured to receive a first fastener. The accessory mounting platform further includes a second aperture at the first end of the accessory moun...