ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,601,104, issued on April 14.

"Sports equipment drying device" was invented by Glenn Cunningham III (LaGrange, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drying device is provided. The device includes a frame having a base portion with a plurality of supporting castor wheels. A front support and a rear support extend upwardly from opposing ends of the base portion. A horizontal bar is affixed between the upper ends of the front and rear supports. The horizontal bar may include various configurations of hooks and extending rods for hanging sports equipment and garments for storage and drying. The height of horizontal bar can be adjusted by a pu...