ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,369,730, issued on July 29, was assigned to Fasteners for Retail Inc. (Twinsburg, Ohio).
"Retail shelving system" was invented by Shane Obitts (North Ridgeville, Ohio), Billy Mertz (Cincinnati) and Matt Grubbs (Union, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shelving system is provided. The shelving system includes an upper rail, and optionally a lower rail, from which one or more upright supports extend. The upright supports are slidable within the upper and lower rails so that a user may vary their location. A shelf mounts to the upright supports. The shelf includes interlocking deck panels and selectively removable support bars so that it...