ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,371,871, issued on July 29, was assigned to 9257-5810 QUEBEC INC. (Plessisville, Canada).
"Adjustable locking mechanism for bucket door" was invented by Mathias Painchaud (Victoriaville, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A locking mechanism for a bucket of the type having a main body defining a cavity and an opening. A door is pivotally mounted on the main body, the door movable between a closed position and an opened position. A locking mechanism has a latch bar engaged by a lever bar, the lever bar in abutment against a fulcrum, the lever bar movable between a locked position in which the latch bar locks the door in the closed posi...