ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,994, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Barrette Outdoor Living Inc. (Middleburg Heights, Ohio).
"Barrier height extender" was invented by Christopher J. Heritage (Swedesboro, N.J.) and Christopher Michael Schneider (Linwood, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices for extending the height of a barrier are provided. The devices comprise an elongate member having a downward-facing rail channel comprising a plurality of opposed longitudinal projections extending inwardly into the rail channel, a decorative accent feature mounted on the top surface of the elongate member and extending upwardly therefrom, and a top rail mounted onto ...