ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,591, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to TAILFIN Ltd. (Bristol, Great Britain).
"Frame mounted bicycle accessory" was invented by Nicholas Broadbent (North Somerset, Great Britain) and Robert Phillips (Bristol, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is described a frame mounted bicycle accessory comprising: a collapsible receptacle; an interior stiffener of rigid material situated within the receptacle; a mounting block secured to the stiffener and having a contact portion situated externally of the receptacle for contact with a frame member of a bicycle; and a strap provided on the mounting block and adapted to extend aroun...