ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,274,360, issued on April 15, was assigned to Armadillo Tough LLC (Boynton Beach, Fla.).
"Shelving post coupling system" was invented by Robert Doherty (Boynton Beach, Fla.) and Aaron Diamond (Boynton Beach, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shelf post coupler may include an upper insert end and a lower insert end, each dimensioned to be received within an insert slot defined by shelving post ends to be joined. Insert holes extend through the upper insert end and the lower insert end for receiving fasteners to secure the coupler to shelving post ends. The upper and lower insert ends may each have a first side and a second side that ext...