ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,534,147, issued on Jan. 27.
"Vehicle accessory mounting system" was invented by Chad M. Buchanan (Mequon, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle accessory mounting system may include an accessory base, a first carriage movably coupled to the base, a retainer configured to releasably retain the first carriage at one of a plurality of available positions along the accessory base, a first hook, a second hook and a spring. Carried by the carriage and configured to engage a first portion of a rack and a second hook configured to engage a second portion of the rack. The first hook is movable relative to the carriage between an extended ...