ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,643, issued on April 7, was assigned to MAKITA Corp. (Anjo, Japan).
"Tool" was invented by Shin Sugiura (Anjo, Japan), Takafumi Kotsuji (Anjo, Japan), Ryosuke Otani (Anjo, Japan) and Fumiyoshi Saito (Anjo, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tool includes a first accessory, at least two first attachment portions for detachably and selectively attaching the first accessory, and a single first intermediate member provided in common for the at least two first attachment portions. The first intermediate member includes at least one pressed portion configured to, when the first accessory is attached to one first attachment portion arbi...