ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,879, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Rock Solid Industries International (Pty) Ltd (Pietermaritzburgh, South Africa).
"Bicycle rack for a vehicle" was invented by Michael Voss (Fort Worth, Texas) and Jozua Hermanus Joubert (Benbrook, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bicycle rack includes a pair of elongated sliding members, a plurality of connecting elements for slidably connecting the elongated sliding members to the roof of the vehicle or the roof connectors of the vehicle, a pair of elongated, telescopic arms, wherein each arm comprises a first end connected to a respective one of the elongated sliding members, and wherei...