ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,125, issued on April 14.
"Safety rail" was invented by Robert Warren Shiver (Eclectic, Ala.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A safety rail that can be used in connection with ladder stands is disclosed. The safety rail can be used for the safe installation and/or take down of a ladder stand, and only one user is needed to install and/or take down the ladder stand when using the safety rail as disclosed herein."
The patent was filed on Feb. 28, 2022, under Application No. 17/652,750.
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