ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,434, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC. (Valcourt, Canada).

"Vehicle having support holders below a cargo bed" was invented by Jean-Sebastien Pard (Tingwick, Canada) and Guillaume Auger (Danville, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle has a cargo bed and first and second support holders disposed below the cargo bed. Each of the first and second support holders defines at least in part an opening for inserting first and second elongate supports therethrough respectively. The first and second support holders are oriented such that the first and second elongate supports are inserted from a...