ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,302, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to East Mountain Outfitters LLC (Lehi, Utah).
"Bicycle carrier with damper" was invented by Charles Blake Owen (Alpine, Utah) and Bryce Allen Owen (Highland, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bicycle carrier with a hitch mount includes a hinge assembly that couples a support post to a hitch bar configured for coupling to a vehicle hitch bar receiver, the hinge assembly including a damper to control a rate of rotation of the support post relative to the hitch bar. A plurality of wheel receiving members are coupled to a horizontal support member, which is in turn coupled to the support post. The...