ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,997, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to KING RACK INDUSTRIAL Co. LTD. (Taichung, Taiwan).
"Foldable bicycle rack for cars" was invented by Chiu Kuei Wang (Taichung, Taiwan) and Hugues Espesset (Saint Juery, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A foldable bicycle rack includes a base attached to a vehicle, and a Platform onto which two supports are connected. The Platform includes two posts connected thereto and each post includes a restriction part formed thereto. The supports each include two trays to respectively support a front wheel and a rear wheel of a bicycle. An upright frame includes two tubes which are pivotably connected ...