ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,642, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to JDS Industries (Denver).
"Slip linkages for retractable container covers" was invented by Jacob H. Viano (Denver) and Conard W. Kern (Denver).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Implementations of slip linkages are shown and described, including two-part and three-part implementations. Implementations of these linkages provide connections between elements with at least one translation degree of freedom, sometimes referred to as a prismatic joint or slider or telescopic joint. Such implementations may be utilized in connection with covers for roll-off containers or dumpsters, such as retractable conta...