ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,683, issued on Sept. 1.

"Runner assembly for utility wagon" was invented by Erwin B. Williams (Blythewood, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A runner assembly for attachment to a utility cart or wagon. The assembly includes a mounting portion, a runner portion, and a hinge portion, wherein the hinge portion mutually couples the mounting portion with the runner portion. The hinge portion includes mechanical stop(s) to fix the position and/or angle between the mounting portion and the runner portion. The runner portion may include one or more recesses for supporting a wheel. A recess may be longitudinal in orientation. Another recess...