US Patent Issued to Fero on July 21 for "Closure apparatus for use with shelf angles" (Canadian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,687,026, issued on July 21, was assigned to Fero Corp. (Edmonton, Canada).

"Closure apparatus for use with shelf angles" was invented by Andrea Hatzinikolas (Edmonton, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly supports external masonry veneer. A soffit assembly is provided to close what might otherwise be an open eave lying inboard of the bottom margin of the masonry veneer. The soffit assembly includes a fitting that mounts to the toe of the shelf angle, such that the soffit may be mounted from the shelf angle and run rearwardly toward the supporting wall structure. The soffit assembly may come as a two-part assembly. Alternativ...