ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,197, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to UNITY Tactical LLC (Broussard, La.).

"Sling system used to carry and conceal a firearm" was invented by Trent Zimmer (Youngsville, La.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a sling system comprising a sling used to carry a firearm, a bag used to conceal the firearm attached to the sling, and a release device used to releasably attach the bag to the sling. In this way, a user can discreetly transport the firearm while maintaining the ability to rapidly deploy the firearm by simply detaching the bag concealing it."

The patent was filed on Dec. 12, 2022, under Application No. 18/079,642.

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