ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,349,792, issued on July 8.
"Item retaining device for drawers" was invented by Morris Franklin (East Orange, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An item retaining device for slide-out drawers comprising a mounting strip with curled upstanding tines is disclosed. The device is mounted to the rear side of a slide-out drawer assembly to prevent contents from falling out the back when the drawer is pulled out. The mounting strip has an elongated rectangular shape with openings to receive fasteners to attach to the drawer rear side. The curled tines extend upward from the top edge of the mounting strip and past the upper perimeter of the drawe...