US Patent Issued to Ford Motor on Nov. 3 for "Hanging trolley system with brake" (Canadian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,266, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Ford Motor Co. (Dearborn, Mich.).

"Hanging trolley system with brake" was invented by Glen Bellikka (Dexter, Mich.), Albert McCabe (Windsor, Canada) and David Marko (Britton, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hanging trolley system includes a body, a plurality of first support wheels, and a brake system. The body includes upper and lower portions. The first support wheels are coupled to the upper portion of the body for rotation relative thereto about corresponding first axes that are parallel to each other. The first support wheels are configured to roll on an upward facing first surface of...