ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,569, issued on March 31.
"Box erecting device" was invented by Rhett L. Rinne (Chester, Ill.), Eric M. Van De Mark (Chester, Ill.) and Gabe M. Meyer (Sainte Genevieve, Mo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A box erecting device and method has two rails and two platforms upon moveable clips that provide for a wide range of product sizes and configurations. The rails begin near each other then widen apart along their length. The two rails extend from a fore upright downward and outward to a cross member. The two platforms include a middle member and an aft upright. A spine connects to the fore upright, the middle member, the cross member...