ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,712, issued on July 28.

"Motorcycle connecting strap" was invented by Eric Michael Landis (Grand Junction, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Connecting straps for use for example in sports activities and methods of attaching the connecting straps. In one example, a connecting Y-strap for connecting two motorcycles together includes a body portion including a webbing sleeve and a band of elastic material disposed within the webbing sleeve, the band of elastic material being secured to the webbing material at each of a first end and a second end of the body portion, and first and second peg strap portions extending in a Y configurat...