ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,164, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Vanguard National Trailer Corp. (Monon, Ind.).
"Container sidewall and roof connector" was invented by Mark Roush (Lafayette, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a connector between sidewalls, or the top rails of the sidewalls, and roof panels. The connector includes a downwardly oriented pocket adapted to receive a portion of the sidewall and an inwardly oriented pocket adapted to receive a portion of a roof panel. The connector also includes a base flange that is comparatively sized to, and adapted to be supported by, a roof bow support ledge of the sidewall. The inwardly oriente...