ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,830, issued on Dec. 2.
"Multifunctional cargo management rail" was invented by Timothy James Dexter (Orland, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multifunctional cargo management rail device for a vehicle having an open cargo space such as a truck bed, having a mounting bracket pivotably attached to a side wall of the open cargo space with a mounting tube on a top edge and a telescoped rail tube having a dropped panel whereon storage receptacles or gear are fastened. The rail tube is configured to slide in a longitudinal direction along a linear track through the mounting tube such that the vertical panel passes through the first l...