ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,126, issued on May 27, was assigned to Meridian International Co. Ltd (Shanghai).

"Stacked toolbox system" was invented by Shujun Cai (Shanghai) and Hongquan Zhang (Shanghai).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A first locking mechanism disposed between two spaced apart second locking mechanisms for being set opposite to any one of said second locking mechanisms to form a first locking gap in a first direction between two spaced apart said second locking mechanisms being able to form a second locking gap in a first direction."

The patent was filed on Sept. 29, 2022, under Application No. 17/956,459.

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