ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,406, issued on Sept. 23.
"Articulating tool support" was invented by Alessandro Di Leo (Van Nuys, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rig for supporting a tool that comprises webbing configured to be attached to a vertically oriented torso of a person. A rigid frame is attached to the webbing. A first connector is attached to the frame and configured in relation to the frame such that the first connector may swivel about a first elongate axis, whereby the first connector does not move further from, or closer to, the frame shaft when the first connector swivels about the first elongate axis. A first articulation piece having a fi...