ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,351,374, issued on July 8.
"Cooler stand" was invented by Armando Gutierrez (Corpus Christi, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cooler stand apparatus for supporting a cooler above a ground surface includes a platform, a plurality of legs, and a holder. The holder is spaced in a first direction away from the platform, and the legs extend in a second direction opposite the first away from the platform. The platform is positionable in a raising position such that the legs space the platform above a ground surface and the holder secures a cooler on the platform. The platform is also positionable in a storage position such that the cooler...