ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,715,367, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Wheel Pros LLC (Greenwood Village, Colo.).
"Quick release tent mount" was invented by Kris Hernandez (Chula Vista, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A quick-release device by which an object such as a tent, pod, axe or jack can be easily and quickly attached and detached from a rack. The device has front and rear brackets, where the front brackets have a lower front bracket on the roof rack with a slot, and an upper front bracket on the bottom of the tent with a tongue that slides into the slot. The upper rear bracket has a hole, into the which a spring-loaded knob from the lower rear brack...