ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,281,752, issued on April 22, was assigned to Daifuku Co. Ltd. (Osaka, Japan).
"Hanging mechanism" was invented by Keisuke Shiroishi (Gamo-gun, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In order to facilitate horizontally hanging an object, a hanging mechanism includes: a first hanging shaft to be hung from a ceiling; a second hanging shaft supported so as to be hung from the first hanging shaft; and a connecting section connecting the first hanging shaft and the second hanging shaft. The connecting section includes: a protruding spherical surface of a first connecting member that is provided on the first hanging shaft side; and a recessed surf...