US Patent Issued to Valeda on July 14 for "Thin profile retractor" (Florida Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,353, issued on July 14, was assigned to Valeda Co. LLC (Oakland Park, Fla.).

"Thin profile retractor" was invented by Edgardo Cardona (Pompano Beach, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A thin profile retractor can be installed in a vehicle without the needing to cut large holes in the OEM floor. A plurality of retractors combined in a single housing may define a drop-in, in-floor system. The thickness of the system is approximately equal to or slightly thicker than the thickness of aftermarket flooring that is typically placed on top of the OEM flooring or vehicle frame, e.g., plywood. Only small holes need to be drilled into the OE...