ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,403,840, issued on Sept. 2.
"Vehicle hitch mountable device for lifting objects" was invented by Kevin Wall (Seattle).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates a device for lifting objects. The device comprises a pair of arms, a horizontal bar, a slide bar, and a housing. The pair of arms are configured to be in an open state to lift an object and in a closed state when the pair of arms are not being used. The device is configured to be elongated to a length for providing ease of loading and unloading of an object. The device further comprises a locking mechanism for providing stability during transit. The housing comp...