ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,247, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to LEKISPORT AG (Baar, Switzerland).
"Folding stick" was invented by Eberhard Heim (Unterensingen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Folding stick having at least three tubular portions which assembled are interconnected by plug-in connections, and at least two tubular portions are interconnected by a pull cable in the folded state. The plug-in connections have, at one tubular portion, a guide pin provided with a central through-opening for the pull cable and is fastened in this tubular portion by a fastening portion and has a plug region axially opposite. The fastening portion and plug region ...