ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,454, issued on Sept. 16.
"Method and apparatus for securing at least one object with a vehicle" was invented by Adam R. Sarver (Mars, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cargo restraint and apparatus and a method thereof for securing at least one object with a vehicle. The cargo restraint apparatus includes a hood that has an open end, a closed end extending from the open end, and a chamber collectively defined between the open end and the closed end. The hood is adapted to encapsulate and support an end of at least one object, via the chamber, outside of a vehicle. The cargo restraint apparatus also includes an attachment strap th...