ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,534,902, issued on Jan. 27.
"Bracket for A-frame structure" was invented by William Cary Nash (Farmington, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bracket and bracket system for constructing an A-frame structure consisting of leg frame members supporting an upper cross beam, such as that used for a children's play set. The bracket includes an elongated top with two side walls, each side wall continuous with the greater part of the top's elongated edges, with each side wall having a second side wall, hereby forming a flange on each side of the bracket for nesting of the leg frame members. The flange is situated in one side of the side wall ...