ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,496, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Rack Studs Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand).
"In, or relating to, fasteners" was invented by Peter Allan Stothers (Auckland, New Zealand).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rack fastener is provided to engage and retain a first member and hold a second member to the first member. The fastener has two coextensive studs, each having base portions, to install from a back surface of the first member each into separate apertures thereof, such that the studs extend through the separate apertures from a front surface of the first member. A connecting portion connects the two base portions. There is also, a c...