ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,749, issued on Dec. 16.

"Modular dangle support for use with an articulating boom" was invented by Jason Linley (Fort St John, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular dangle support for an articulating boom includes at least two modules a spar module and a dangle head module. The spar module has a first end and a second end. The first end has a coupling. The second end has an articulated boom mounting, whereby the spar module is attached to an articulated boom. The dangle head module is detachably secured by the coupling to the first end of the spar module. It is anticipated that there will be more than one dangle head module...