ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,684, issued on Jan. 20.
"High-strength, laminated pallet fork tines" was invented by Theodore Corriher (Terrell, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pallet fork attachment is provided for industrial or farm type vehicles. A tine of the pallet fork attachment includes an upright member and a lifting member. The lifting member extends approximately perpendicularly away from a bottom of the upright member to a toe end. Flat pieces of steel are welded together in a stacked formation to form sections of the upright and lifting members. At least two, more preferably three, of the flat pieces of steel are integral, one-piece members formi...