ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,691, issued on March 25.

"Collapsible support" was invented by Alexandre Cloutier (Cumberland, Canada), Matthieu St-Arnaud (Orleans, Canada), Simon Belanger (Orleans, Canada) and Alexandre Dumas (Gatineau, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides for a stand, the stand further comprised of a pair of collapsible supports for a surface such as a work bench or a press brake. The collapsible supports are secured to the bench or press brake by means of securing clamps. The collapsible supports each have a pair of legs terminating in a removeable and sliding wheel and also have telescopic arms to allow for the...