ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,584,322, issued on March 24, was assigned to GRADY F. SMITH & Co. INC. (Greenville, N.C.).
"Folding utility scaffold" was invented by Grady F. Smith (Greenville, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The claimed invention relates to a folding utility scaffold that greatly reduces the space requirement for shipment when the utility scaffold is in the folded configuration while maintaining or increasing stability. The scaffold includes first and second ladder frames and a hinge assembly interconnecting the ladder frames. The scaffold comprises first and second ladder frames and a hinge assembly interconnecting the ladder frames. The hinge a...