ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,507,800, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Worldwide Material Handling Products LLC (Romeoville, Ill.).
"Backstop support bracket" was invented by Richard W. Willix (Winfield, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A backstop bracket which can be removably secured to a support member of a pallet rack limits the distance a load can travel along the pallet rack. When installed on the support member of the pallet rack, the bracket allows for uniform pallet placement on the pallet rack and maintains a predetermined distance between the load on the pallet rack and an adjacent structure, for example, another pallet rack, a wall or a column, to d...