ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,534,140, issued on Jan. 27.

"Device for moving a hitch on a pickup bed of a vehicle" was invented by Randall S. James (Dale, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for moving a hitch on a pickup bed is disclosed. The device includes a pair of elongated rails placed at a distance from one another. Each of the elongated rails includes slant sections extending outwardly and an angle from a distal end of the elongated rail. Each elongated rail includes flat sections extending from the slant section. Each of the elongated rails includes wheels positioned underneath the flat sections. The elongated rails position on the pickup bed of a ...