ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,616,293, issued on May 5, was assigned to D&T Products LLC (Minden, Nev.).
"Smart strap for carrying unwieldy objects" was invented by Troy Pefley (Fernley, Nev.) and Dustin Pefley (Fernley, Nev.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Several strap apparatuses employing different strap configurations for securing unwieldy objects are disclosed herein. Strap apparatus embodiments can employ a fulcrum with a plurality of straps attached to the fulcrum. For example, an embodiment can include four straps attached to the fulcrum at the corners using D-clips and stitching. Straps can be interconnected using buckle fasteners and tightened using cinch cli...