ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,207,742, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to Fasteners for Retail Inc. (Twinsburg, Ohio).
"Pullout shelf" was invented by Keith C. Eden (Loves Park, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pullout shelf assembly for a retail merchandise display including a shelf, an adjustable length support arm and a latch arrangement is provided. The shelf has a product support surface. The first adjustable length support arm has first and second arm members movable relative to one another between a retracted position and a first extended position. The shelf moves with the second arm member. The latch arrangement has a first catch associated the retracted...