ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,746,880, issued on Sept. 29.

"Bracket and fastener configuration for use with off-road vehicles and storage coolers" was invented by Jeremy Joseph Harms (Lake Park, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A quick release bracketing apparatus for securing a cooler to the cargo bed of a vehicle. The quick release bracketing system includes at least a first an inner bracket and a first an outer bracket securable to the cargo bed of the vehicle utilizing a quick release fastening mechanism. Each of the first inner bracket and the second inner bracket includes a plurality of arms. Each of the plurality of arms is bent to fit into a separate one ...