ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,410,037, issued on Sept. 9.
"Incline elevator and modular deck system and methods for the assembly, use and shipping thereof" was invented by John Sund (Columbiaville, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An incline elevator system includes a pair of laterally spaced rails and a carriage configured with restraining members extending laterally beneath a bottom surface of the rail in a vertically spaced relationship therewith. A rail kit, together with methods of assembling the elevator system, is also provided. A modular deck system includes a plurality of box treads arranged in an array and a plurality of stanchions supporting the array...