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US 1,123,478 · App. 29/916,378 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Post keyhole of a shelving unit

Inventors: Anusha Chakraborthy (Bolingbrook, IL); Jeff Lamber (Minooka, IL)
Assignee: Edsal Manufacturing Company, LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,123,478
App. No.
29/916,378
Granted
Apr 28, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a post keyhole of a shelving unit as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2023
From: CHAKRABORTHY, ANUSHA; LAMBER, JEFF
To: EDSAL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LLC
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