ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,494, issued on May 27.
"Freestanding ladder storage rack" was invented by Michael D. Hornbacher (Elkhorn, Neb.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Racks for storing elongated objects, such as ladders, lumber, and/or piping, and more specifically, to a freestanding ladder storage rack that may utilized individually or in a series to store objects of varying lengths, sizes, and kinds. A purpose of the invention is to provide an improved storage rack that is adjustable in length and height to provide for optimal storage capacity. In an exemplary embodiment, the storage rack may comprise a plurality of cantilevered, elongated arms having a cl...