ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,588,759, issued on March 31, was assigned to Virco Mfg. Corp. (Torrance, Calif.).
"Retaining bracket for modular shelving unit" was invented by John Gregory (Enola, Ark.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Retaining brackets to fixedly secure either a singular modular shelving unit or multiple modular shelving units are disclosed. The retaining brackets can prevent modular shelves from dislodging, by positioning the retaining bracket such that an opening on the retaining bracket aligns with a mounting location on a vertical member of the modular shelving unit, and a distance between a retaining surface of the retaining bracket and a top surf...