ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,538,981, issued on Feb. 3.
"Leg reinforcement clamp" was invented by Timothy Carrick (Huntsville, Ala.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A leg reinforcement clamp is an accessory for a chair. The leg reinforcement clamp incorporates a chair structure, a base structure, and a lid structure. The chair structure further incorporates a first gusset structure and a second gusset structure. The first gusset structure and the second gusset structure are load bearing structures. The first gusset structure and the second gusset structure forms a load path that transfers a portion of the load borne by the bench to a supporting surface. The lid structu...