ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,851, issued on Dec. 2.
"Roof support system for transport vehicles and related methods" was invented by Mark Willliam Bowman II (Shippensburg, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A roof support system and method to stabilize the roof of a transport vehicle during repair work. The system includes a roof support assembly with a planar base, support members, a lower post, and an upper post that is slidably coupled to the lower post. A winch mounted on the lower post operates a pair of winch cables that pass through pulleys on the upper post, allowing the upper post to move upward and bring a horizontal support bar into contact with the ro...