ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,692,890, issued on July 28, was assigned to BONTAZ CENTRE (Marnaz, France).

"Snap-fitting connecting device with improved tensile strength" was invented by Adrien Pleuhs (Annecy, France) and Boris Marie Frederic Goisque (La Roche sur Foron, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for connection between a first piece and a second piece including: a male part and a female part, the male part being intended to be inserted in the female part along the first direction, the male part including a snapping-on portion and a guide portion downstream of the snapping-on part in the direction of insertion of the male part in the female part, t...