US Patent Issued to Arctic Cat on Aug. 26 for "Grab handles for vehicles" (Minnesota Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,397,694, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Arctic Cat Inc. (Thief River Falls, Minn.).

"Grab handles for vehicles" was invented by David L. Vigen (Thief River Falls, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A steering system for a vehicle includes a steering column and a handlebar riser. The handlebar riser is coupled to the top end of the steering column and defines an internal channel. The steering system also includes a grab handle including a closed loop and a base coupled to the bottom end of the closed loop. The base is insertable into the internal channel of the handlebar riser. The steering system also includes handlebars coupled to...