ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,320,615, issued on June 3, was assigned to Blue Force Gear Inc. (Pooler, Ga.).
"Sling slider element" was invented by Ashley A. Burnsed Jr. (Savannah, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sling slider element has a frame defining an aperture, a rotor pivotally connected to the frame, the rotor received in the frame aperture, the frame and rotor configured to receive a strap, and the rotor movable with respect to the frame between a disengaged position in which the strap is free to slide with respect to the rotor and an engaged position in which the strap is engaged to the frame and rotor. The frame may include a pivot pin spanning the ape...