ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,291,253, issued on May 6, was assigned to The Radio Flyer Co. (Chicago).
"Wagon lock" was invented by Samantha Sturgeon (Chicago) and Anne Goodman (Chicago).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lock is provided for a folding wagon to secure the wagon frame in the folded position when desired. The lock has an arm that has a receiver at a first end and a latch at a second end. The receiver is secured to a first frame member of the folding wagon. The latch has a ramp and a shoulder. The arm is able to be flexed to allow the shoulder to engage a second frame member of the folding wagon when the folding wagon is moved to a folded position, and to ...