ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,398,970, issued on Aug. 26.
"Adjustable firearm steady rest" was invented by Wally Dallenbach (Basalt, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adjustable shooting steady rest configured to clamp to a wide variety of structures. The steady rest includes a chassis with one or more clamps opposing a clamping bracket. The user places the chassis over a structure such as a safety bar or windowsill. The user then tightens the clamp(s) to lock the chassis in place. The chassis includes a rod receiver. A rod is adjustably attached to the rod receiver. A firearm support is provided on the upper portion of the rod."
The patent was filed on April ...