ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,997, issued on Nov. 18.
"Tow hitch assembly for wheeled vehicles" was invented by Vincent E. Ficchi (Utica, N.Y.) and Andrew C. Clarey (Clinton, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tow hitch assembly for interconnecting two or more wheeled vehicles, such as railbikes, each vehicle having a frame, a front bumper and a rear bumper. The tow hitch assembly includes a linking member and a pair of cross members centrally and transversely attached to opposing ends of the linking member. Each cross member has a top wall, a front wall and a rear wall defining an open-ended lower channel configured to be fitted directly over one of the front...