ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,690,680, issued on July 28.
"Combination of a support device with a seat of a shelf" was invented by Carlo Cattaneo (Figino Serenza, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shelf-supporting device suitable for creating a reversible connection of a shelf with an opposite shoulder of a piece of furniture includes a shelf bracket having a main body with a solid section in its front area, from a front surface of which a connection pin protrudes, and a profile shaped so that at least a portion of the upper surface of the main body does not come into contact with the upper internal wall of the seat, in which the main body is housed, and which i...