ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,226, issued on Oct. 28.
"Ladder-securing bracket assembly for a vehicle" was invented by Emmanuel Larochelle (Quebec, Canada), Patrick Giroux (Quebec, Canada) and Denis Giroux (Quebec, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ladder-securing assembly for a vehicle is presented that includes a bracket configured with a square U-shaped cross-sectional profile and a lateral width sized to accommodate a width of a standard ladder rung, a top surface configured with top side retention holes to receive retention pins inserted therethrough, a bottom surface configured with bottom side retention holes to receive the retention pins inserted th...