US Patent Issued on April 8 for "Bicycle rack that is reversibly attachable to a pickup truck bed with a bed shell or bed cap" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,269,432, issued on April 8.

"Bicycle rack that is reversibly attachable to a pickup truck bed with a bed shell or bed cap" was invented by Russell Sutliff (Granite Bay, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bicycle rack for a pickup truck that is reversibly attachable to the bed of a pickup truck that also has a bed shell or bed cap installed thereon. The bicycle rack of this invention sets off to the side of the truck bed like a saddle bag in order to provide clearance for the bed shell or bed cap. The bicycle rack includes a special base plate assembly that is a custom shaped rigid plate assembly. Base plate assembly has a complex sh...