ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,973, issued on Dec. 30.
"Trailer for transporting and discharging building trusses" was invented by Linford Zimmerman (New Holland, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A truss transportation trailer has a front assembly and a rearward assembly interconnected by a central elongated beam so that the trusses can be supported in an inverted manner between the assemblies. Each assembly includes an outrigger on each side of the assembly along with a pivotable carrier apparatus. Each carrier apparatus includes a telescopic support with an outer shell being pivoted to the frame of the trailer for movement between a vertical orientation and a ...