ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,095, issued on Aug. 11.
"Vegetable support apparatus" was invented by Bruno Ieraci (Valley Stream, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multifunctional gardening device designed to support vegetables includes a vegetable support member with a sidewall featuring at least one aperture, which may receive a vertical support member, thereby securing the vegetable support member in place. Extending from the sidewall is a base member characterized by a curved shape, forming the bottom surface of the vegetable support member. The vegetable support member also incorporates a distal end portion of the base member, projecting away from the sid...