ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,533, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to B&D Independence (Mount Carmel, Ind.).
"Mobility device restraining apparatus" was invented by Mark Pettigrew (Mount Carmel, Ill.), Michael Evans (Mount Carmel, Ill.), Luke Turpin (Mount Carmel, Ill.) and Larry Dean Michels (Mount Carmel, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A restraint apparatus for securing a mobility device in a vehicle includes a base configured to being mounted to a floor of the vehicle, a support coupled to the base and extending upward therefrom, and a backing plate adjustably coupled to the support. The backing plate defines a channel to provide vertical adjustment of th...