ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,539, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Valeda Co. LLC (Oakland Park, Fla.).
"Rapid-release anchor and fitting" was invented by Patrick Girardin (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.), Roberto Ansourian (Cooper City, Fla.) and Jonathan Garcia (Oakland Park, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The embodiments described and claimed herein are rapid-release anchors and fittings for securing equipment to a surface of a vehicle. The embodiments described and claimed herein utilize a surface-mountable anchor capable of releasably engaging with a fitting. The anchor has channel with an open top end and an open bottom end that allow the anchor to be receive...