ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,628,742, issued on May 19, was assigned to Ogden Metalworks Inc. (Ogden, Ill.).
"Rake frame with hinge joint connecting front and rear frame sections" was invented by Calvin Mohr (Ogden, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rake frame subassembly includes a front frame segment and a rear frame segment connected by a hinge joint having two or more hinges and an adjustment element. The hinge joint connects or is configured to connect the front frame section and the rear frame section. The hinge joint is also configured to enable both an orientation of the rear frame section relative to the front frame section and a position of the rear fra...