ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,057, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to LL&T INTERNATIONAL LLC (Knoxville, Tenn.).
"Knockdown bracing for shelving unit end frame" was invented by Todd Beck (Knoxville, Tenn.) and Lam Lam Ly (Ho Chi Min, Viet Nam).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A four-column shelving unit with knockdown bracing running between the front and rear columns to form an end frame. The shelving unit comprises end frames formed by connecting a front column and a rear column to each other with knockdown bracing. The knockdown bracing may comprise a diagonal knockdown brace, a top knockdown brace, and a bottom knockdown brace. The knockdown bracing transitions ...