ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,691, issued on July 14, was assigned to WATERSTONE LLC (Murietta, Calif.).
"Cam cleat assembly for plumbing fixtures employing flexible hoses" was invented by Alston Edward Williams (Lake Forest, Calif.) and Mark Anthony Abdon Fontecha (Covina, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for securing a flexible plumbing hose, and then conveniently releasing the hose so that it may be retracted, as well as related plumbing fixtures is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a two-piece cleat assembly which easily engages and disengages the hose. The cleat assembly comprises two spring-loaded cam cleats that can partially rotate to p...