ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,741,521, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to Casey Chambers (Boise, Idaho).
"Tailgate covering with modular pads" was invented by Casey M. Chambers (San Diego).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one aspect, a tailgate covering for a pickup truck has three segments for positioning against three respective surfaces of the pickup truck's tailgate. Modular pads are also included and may be couplable to the covering at various positions to provide cushioning for diagonal downtubes of bicycles that are being transported in the bed of the truck. The modular pads may therefore provide protection at the top inner ridge of the tailgate to protect b...