ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,358,434, issued on July 15, was assigned to Kuat Innovations LLP (Springfield, Mo.).
"Actuator for pivoting bicycle carrier" was invented by Austin Harrill (Springfield, Mo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bicycle carrier with a pivoting hub and a removable add-on carrier to carry additional bicycles includes an actuator handle on the add-on carrier. When actuated by a user, the actuator handle disengages the pivoting hub to allow the bicycle carrier to pivot. A latch mechanism is provided to allow the actuator handle on the add-on carrier to be disconnected from the pivoting hub when the add-on carrier is removed from the bicycle carri...