US Patent Issued to FAST Global Solutions on Jan. 20 for "Cam-actuated lift assist for tow bar activated brake system" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,320, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to FAST Global Solutions Inc. (Glenwood, Minn.).

"Cam-actuated lift assist for tow bar activated brake system" was invented by John Hoeper (Alexandria, Minn.), Jesse R. Armstrong (Glenwood, Minn.), Garret G. Hoeper (Alexandria, Minn.), Matthew T. Martin (Glenwood, Minn.), Eric M. Olness (Lowry, Minn.) and Taylor S. Stulen (Hawick, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lift assist system for lifting a tow bar and setting a tow bar-actuated brake system. The lift assist system includes a cam that may proportionally counter the moments imposed on the tow bar for a reduced and more uniform exertion f...