ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,534,163, issued on Jan. 27.
"Versatile surfboard rack" was invented by Kurt Hohenstein (Lincoln, Neb.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surfboard rack including a convex-shaped cradle ranging from about 1 foot to 3 feet wide and about 1 foot and about 5 feet long configured to hold up to about one third to three quarters the length of a surfboard, a girdle including a fastening mechanism configured to wrap around the cradle while holding the surfboard, a hanging mechanism for hanging the convex-shaped cradle on the surfboard rack."
The patent was filed on July 10, 2025, under Application No. 19/265,195.
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