US Patent Issued to Valeda on July 21 for "Thin profile retractor apparatus and systems" (Canadian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,685,682, issued on July 21, was assigned to Valeda Co. LLC (Oakland Park, Fla.).

"Thin profile retractor apparatus and systems" was invented by Rudy Infantas (Margate, Fla.), Paul Slevinsky (Brockville, Canada), Ovidius Turcanu (Delray Beach, Fla.), Jorge Torres (Boca Raton, Fla.), William Ott (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) and Edgardo Cardona (Pompano Beach, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A thin profile retractor allows for a wheelchair securement system to be installed in-floor without the need for large holes to be cut into the OEM vehicle flooring. A plurality of thin profile retractors may be combined in a single housing to define a d...