ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,484,688, issued on Dec. 2.

"Rack assemblies and methods of using" was invented by Eliza Tserpelis (Schererville, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Rack assemblies and methods of use. Such a rack assembly includes upper and lower subassemblies, the upper subassembly having an upper rod having an upper end and a lower end and at least one prong extending laterally at the upper end of the upper rod. The lower subassembly is removably connectable to the upper subassembly and includes a lower rod having an upper end and a lower end, multiple stabilizing prongs at the lower end of the lower rod, and at least one beam that laterally extends fr...