ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,704,344, issued on Aug. 11.

"Bipod for a small arms weapon, variably selectable surface interface apparatus, and method for reconfiguring same" was invented by Sagi Faifer (Mishmar Hashiva, Israel).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A variably selectable surface interface (VSSI) for the leg of a small arms bipod is disclosed. The VSSI may include a modular anchor 26. The modular anchor may include a body 40 and a distal support member 24 pivotably connected to the body. The distal support member may include an articulating surface interface (ASI) 42 and a control mechanism 44 for selectively fixing the ASI with respect to the body. The contro...