US Patent Issued to Apex Brands on March 25 for "Self-positioning kickstand for a measuring wheel" (North Carolina Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,259,236, issued on March 25, was assigned to Apex Brands Inc. (Apex, N.C.).

"Self-positioning kickstand for a measuring wheel" was invented by Anthony Katsaros (Durham, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A support assembly for a measuring device may include a first retention body, a second retention body, and a wire member having a foot portion, legs and engagement members. The foot portion may extend between distal ends of the legs, and the engagement members may extend from respective proximal ends of the legs. The first and second retention bodies may each include a retaining channel extending at least partially therethrough to rece...