US Patent Issued to Saris Equipment on June 17 for "Hitch-mounted lift rack for bicycles or other equipment" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,330,595, issued on June 17, was assigned to Saris Equipment LLC (Edison, N.J.).

"Hitch-mounted lift rack for bicycles or other equipment" was invented by Christopher Fortune (Madison, Wis.), Erik Eagleman (Madison, Wis.), Michael Hammond (Monona, Wis.) and Kyle Neuser (Madison, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle-mounted carrier for transporting equipment, such as bicycles, includes a hitch receiver engagement portion having a hitch engagement member engageable with the hitch receiver, and an equipment support portion pivotably interconnected with the hitch receiver portion. The equipment support portion includes a mast definin...