ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,543,877, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to WOBIG LLC (Lafayette, Calif.).

"Portable equipment stand" was invented by Marc Lurie (Lafayette, Calif.), Tim Wobig (Lafayette, Calif.) and Patrick Burgess (Lafayette, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable equipment stand to hold tactical equipment, protective equipment, and/or uniforms is disclosed. An example portable equipment stand includes a central frame, three legs hingedly connected to a first end of the central frame, two arms hingedly connected to a second end of the central frame, and a neck located at the second end of the central frame. The legs are rotatable between a f...