ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,421,756, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Barrette Outdoor Living Inc. (Middleburg Heights, Ohio).
"Decorative topper system and method" was invented by Christopher Michael Schneider (Linwood, N.J.), Christopher Rolland Clark (Morristown, Tenn.), Paige Barbara Moore (Absecon, N.J.) and Patrick Joseph Bertke (Mays Landing, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system includes a top rail configured at an initial position. The system also includes one or more plugs positioned underneath the top rail. The one or more plugs and top rail are positioned within a same connected device. The one or more plugs include spring clips to enable the...