ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,727,676, issued on Sept. 8.
"Furniture joints for increased stability in modular beds" was invented by Clark Davis (Provo, Utah), Garrett Debry (American Fork, Utah), Paul Schmidt (Provo, Utah), Jack Harmon (Saratoga Springs, Utah), Michael Peine (Riverton, Utah) and Avery Meanea (Provo, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular bed allows users to reconfigure the bed to suit different room requirements and to suit different users. A bed leg may be attached to a bed rail with a dovetail tenon and socket to allow the bed leg to be removed if desired or to change length of style of the leg. The leg joint provides a highly stable and se...