ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,404,156, issued on Sept. 2.
"Hoist and supplemental support system" was invented by Alfred L. Finley (Fort Worth, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A support assembly comprises a bracket, a blocking member, and a spring. The blocking member is adapted to slidingly move within a through opening of a support member. The blocking member is adapted to be selectively moved from a supporting position to a non-supporting position. The spring is adapted to bias the blocking member towards the non-supporting position. In certain embodiments, the bracket is adapted to retain the blocking member at least partially within the through opening when...