US Patent Issued to United States of America as represented by the secretary of the Army on May 19 for "Strap pack support tool for helicopter maintenance" (Alabama Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,630,304, issued on May 19, was assigned to United States of America as represented by the secretary of the Army (Washington).

"Strap pack support tool for helicopter maintenance" was invented by Joshua M. Williams (Huntsville, Ala.), Wyatt D. Walsh (Lacey Spring, Ala.) and Thomas J. Dupuy (Madison, Ala.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A strap pack tool is used to support a strap pack of a helicopter to allow easier, quicker and safer maintenance of rotor hub components. This is accomplished by a cylindrical hub extending upward from a main body of the strap pack tool for engaging the blade-root end of the strap pack. Side appendages connec...