ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,575,676, issued on March 17, was assigned to LL&T International LLC (Knoxville, Tenn.).
"Shelving unit tie bar" was invented by Todd Beck (St. Charles, Mo.) and Lam Lam Ly (Ho Chi Min City, Viet Nam).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The technology described herein includes a four-column shelving unit. One or more improved tie bars run between the front and rear shelf-support beams. The one or more tie bars are installed perpendicular to the shelf-support beams. The improved tie bar may take the overall form of a V-channel with a novel tri-notch connection on either end. The tri-notch connection allows the tie bar to connect with a front sh...