ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,604,998, issued on April 21, was assigned to Fernlea Flowers Ltd. (Delhi, Canada).
"Collapsible display bench" was invented by Jeffrey Lloyd Howe (Turkey Point, Canada) and Bob IJpelaar (Aalsmeer, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A collapsible display bench including at least one horizontal bracing and two frames that are mirrored versions of each other; the frames including a leg; at least one arm; and a post, wherein, the arm comprises a horizontal beam connected to two vertical shelf supports wherein there is a notch at the top of the vertical shelf support, the notches comprising large rounded openings. A method of collaps...