ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,447, issued on Jan. 20.
"Bracket apparatus for pole retention and item display" was invented by David Winfrey (Bentonville, Ark.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bracket apparatus for pole retention and item display to a pole or anchoring a pole to a support structure includes a support panel and at least one pole attachment. The pole attachment includes a top attachment flap and a bottom attachment flap and is foldably integrated to the support panel. The top attachment flap and the bottom attachment flap each includes a main body, a distal edge, a connector edge, and at least one pole-retaining channel. The pole-retaining channel t...