ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,319,194, issued on June 3, was assigned to Lund Inc. (Ann Arbor, Mich.).
"Cargo hold system for motor vehicles" was invented by Brent Lorenz Rose (Jefferson, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A retention member, cargo hold system, and method for securing articles while being transported in a vehicle. The cargo hold system comprises a retention member and a floor mat. The retention member comprises at least a first and second leg, pin, and spring. Each of the first and second legs include at least one knuckle aligned coaxially with a rotational axis of the retention member. The pin is linearly translatable along the rotational axis. The s...