ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,434,617, issued on Oct. 7.

"Pickup truck fastening anchor" was invented by Yanwei Jian (Guangzhou, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pickup truck fastening anchor. The pickup truck fastening anchor comprises a fixing portion and a stretching portion, wherein the fixing portion comprises an iron bracket and an aluminum block; the stretching portion comprises an aluminum U-ring and an aluminum cover; the iron bracket is fitted on a top surface of the aluminum block; the aluminum cover is located above the iron bracket; the aluminum cover is fixed on the iron bracket by means of a coarse screw; two through holes are provided in each of ...