ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,279,693, issued on April 22, was assigned to VISPLAY GMBH (Weil am Rhein, Germany).
"Connection device, structural system and shelving unit" was invented by Harald Jerabek (Neuenburg, Germany) and Marco Sander (Weil am Rhein, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connection device is disclosed for installing a shelf or a shelf frame on a vertical support to construct a shelving unit The connection device includes a hanger component and a bracket. The hanger component is equipped with a main body designed to be suspended from the vertical support such that an engagement portion engages behind a perforation of the vertical support and a ...