US Patent Issued to United Parcel Service of America on Oct. 27 for "Locking mechanism and container for delivering items" (Georgia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,776,547, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to United Parcel Service of America Inc. (Atlanta).

"Locking mechanism and container for delivering items" was invented by Julian Bell (Decatur, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rail bracket includes a first bracket surface and a second bracket surface opposite and spaced apart from the first bracket surface. A rotational shaft extends between the bracket surfaces and includes a first shaft end and a second shaft end. The rotational shaft is configured to rotate at least partially about a rotational axis and includes at least a portion that extends a first radial distance outward from the rota...