ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,258, issued on May 20, was assigned to Ningbo Siriust Metal Products Co. LTD (Ningbo, China).

"Multifunctional ball mount with high structural strength" was invented by Shiwei Yan (Ningbo, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multifunctional ball mount with a high structural strength includes a first mount body and a second mount body. The first mount body is configured to be connected to a towing vehicle, and the second mount body is slidably provided on the first mount body to adjust a height position of the second mount body. The second mount body is provided with a tow member. A positioning mechanism is provided between the fir...