ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,955, issued on Dec. 16.
"Retractable, space-saving trailer tongue" was invented by Shaddi Gohar (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The tongue is triangular and comprises four elements, the first three elements comprise the triangle previously discussed, and the fourth element is a rectangular center pole that bisects the triangle. The first element, referred to as the base element, is permanently attached to the chassis of the trailer much as the base element of prior art tongues are also attached to the chassis of the trailer. The second and third elements comprise the legs of the triangle and they are mirror i...