US Patent Issued to GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION on Aug. 11 for "Wheel assembly toe guard" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,414, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION INC. (Port Washington, N.Y.).

"Wheel assembly toe guard" was invented by Bruce B. Zutler (Port Washington, N.Y.), Harry E. Wellington (Port Washington, N.Y.), Kevin Chow (Port Washington, N.Y.), Daniel P. Doodnauth (Port Washington, N.Y.) and Richard B. Leeds (Port Washington, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A toe guard for use on a wheel assembly may include a first and second sidewall, each sidewall including an opening configured to engage with an axle of the wheel assembly. The toe guard further comprising a front plate configured to protect the wheel asse...