ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,416,196, issued on Sept. 16.
"Accessory structure mounting system" was invented by Lance Nill (Southampton, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for mounting an accessory structure to another structure includes: an anchor baseplate assembly, an object-mounting assembly, and an object-mounting fastener. The anchor baseplate assembly includes a baseplate and holes passing through the baseplate. The object-mounting assembly includes an opening passing through the object-mounting assembly, as well as a smooth-walled port passing through the object-mounting assembly. The object-mounting fastener is positioned in the opening of the ob...