ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,234,846, issued on Feb. 25.
"Extendable coupler accessory" was invented by Philip DiTrolio (Suwanee, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The extendable coupler accessory mounts on a coupler affixed to a vertical pipe. The extendable coupler accessory has a nested set of rods that are extendable into a horizontal cantilever position by an extension mechanism. The extendable coupler accessory has an adapter with a bridge that engages with the coupler and prevents the cantilevered rods from tipping vertically or twisting horizontally. The extendable coupler accessory when attached to the coupler by the bridge maintains a horizontal cantileve...