ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,565,126, issued on March 3, was assigned to NISSAN NORTH AMERICA INC. (Franklin, Tenn.).
"Vehicle tether structure" was invented by James Hunt (Fenton, Mich.), Antonio Manzari (Carlsbad, Calif.) and Laurie Tait (San Diego).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle tether structure includes a vehicle body structure, a seat and a tether bracket. The vehicle body structure includes an upright wall that at least partially defines a passenger compartment. The seat is installed to the passenger compartment adjacent to the upright wall. The tether bracket has an upright portion that is removably attached to the upright wall proximate an upper end...