ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,334, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Valmont Industries Inc..
"Truss bracket and hitch connector system" was invented by Darin J. Schlautman (Lincoln, Neb.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pipe connection system for attaching truss rods and other irrigation system components to an irrigation pipe. According to a first preferred embodiment, the attachment system includes a truss angle bracket assembly, a hitch channel lock assembly and a truss rod bracket assembly which are designed and positioned to attach to a single pipe section. According to a further preferred embodiment, the truss bracket assembly, the hitch channel lock assemb...