ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,872, issued on Sept. 23.
"Modular truck bed rack system and portions thereof" was invented by Bernhard Leitner (Mission Viejo, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rack system that is configured to allow the omission of cross bars. The cross bars can be easily removable and replaceable or can be adjustable along a length of the rack system. In some configurations, the rack system includes at least one side support arrangement comprising a first vertical support and a second vertical support. Two or more side support arrangements can be provided on each side of the truck bed. Pairs of support arrangements on one side of the truck ...