US Patent Issued to Milwaukee Electric Tool on Aug. 11 for "Hard hat accessory bracket" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,179, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).

"Hard hat accessory bracket" was invented by Samuel L. Lombardi (Milwaukee) and Todd Andrew Zeilinger (Wauwatosa, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments of an accessory bracket for attaching accessories to protective equipment are shown. The accessory bracket includes a mounting bracket body, a center tab, and one or more cam levers that allow for secure attachment to protective equipment. The accessory bracket is designed to improve attachment and retention of accessories to protective equipment."

The patent was filed on Nov. ...