US Patent Issued to WOODLAND TOOLS on July 14 for "Tree pruner rope and rope handle storage" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,930, issued on July 14, was assigned to WOODLAND TOOLS INC. (Madison, Wis.).

"Tree pruner rope and rope handle storage" was invented by Charlton G. A. Foster (Middleton, Wis.) and James W. Meiller (Fitchburg, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rope and rope handle storage device comprising a looped body mounted on a pole, and a pair of attachment barbs attached to one side of the looped body. The attachment barbs are configured to have a space between them that can hold a rope or a securing piece attached to a rope handle. The rope and rope handle storage device stores the rope by clipping the rope into the space between the attac...