US Patent Issued on May 5 for "Device for aiding a truck driver in loading or unloading a cargo platform" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,617,331, issued on May 5.

"Device for aiding a truck driver in loading or unloading a cargo platform" was invented by Dmitrii Illarionov (Austin, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Device for aiding a truck driver in loading/unloading a cargo platform including a grapple that connects to a telescopic handle. The grapple includes two arms forming grooves at the centre. Each arm includes hooks extending in opposing directions to help receive components used for securing a load to the cargo platform such as a flatbed truck. Components include cargo straps, winch straps, edge protectors, chains, binders, clips, plates, flanges, detents, hook...