ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,660,949, issued on June 23.
"Rugged merchandise display shelving stand with water resistant base" was invented by Geoffrey Alan Moss (Maple, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rugged merchandise display shelving stand having a water resistant closed base is provided with a vertical reinforcing panel located between its front panel and rear panel of the stand secured to the side panels of the stand. A plurality of display shelves comprising a rear shelf portion formed by a foldable panel in the reinforcing panel, which is foldable to engage a mounting slot in the rear panel of the stand to form a horizontal rear display shelf, and a ...