ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,214,753, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to ETRAILER Corp. (Wentzville, Mo.).

"Extendable and angularly adjustable object support rack for a vehicle" was invented by Craig Obermark (Union, Mo.), Daniel Perotti (St. Peters, Mo.) and Brenden McIntyre (Winfield, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An extendable object support rack for a vehicle includes a rack rod that is removably attachable to the vehicle and has an object support on the rack rod that is removably attachable to an object to support the object on the rack rod, and an extension rod that is removably attachable to the rack rod without the use of tools and also has an object sup...