US Patent Issued to TSUBAKIMOTO CHAIN on Nov. 3 for "Guide device for long object" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,781,832, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to TSUBAKIMOTO CHAIN Co. (Osaka, Japan).

"Guide device for long object" was invented by Keiichi Tsukiyoshi (Osaka, Japan) and Masashi Kunii (Osaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A guide device for a long object includes a belt-shaped unit. The belt-shaped unit includes a first tubular member and a second tubular member. The first tubular member accommodates an elongated support member. The second tubular member accommodates a long object having flexibility. The second tubular member is shorter than the first tubular member. At least at one end of the belt-shaped unit, the first tubular member...