ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,051, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to STEEL GREEN MANUFACTURING LLC.
"Swivel wheel locking system and method thereof" was invented by James Kepner (Lebanon, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wheel locking apparatus for locking the movement of a wheel assembly, said apparatus including an actuating means and a locking assembly. The locking assembly can include at least one locking arm. The actuating means can be configured to extend a locking arm from a first position to a second position. The locking arm is actuated into the second position to engage an aperture of the wheel assembly thereby locking the wheel assemblies. A lock...