ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,994, issued on May 26.
"Cargo transfer system" was invented by Alan S Poudrier (Niceville, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cargo movement system for a pickup truck uses a pair of coextensive longitudinal rails that are each attached to a side of the interior of a bed of a pickup so as to be coextensive with one another. Roller bearings are provided on each rail allowing that a carriage to roll longitudinally back and forth along these rails. Removable legs are attached to the carriage as it exits the bed of the truck to support the carriage above ground when not in the bed. A hoist is removably attachable to one side of the devi...