ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,421,089, issued on Sept. 23.
"Adjustable fork bracket" was invented by Joe Vaclavik Jr. (West Fairfield, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The adjustable fork bracket may comprise a left fork bracket, a right fork bracket, a left rachet strap, and a right ratchet strap. The adjustable fork bracket may be an accessory for coupling a fork to a front edge of a bucket of construction equipment. Tines of the fork may enable the construction equipment to lift materials using the bucket. The left fork bracket may comprise a left primary tine on the left side of the bucket and the right fork bracket may comprise a right primary tine on the r...