ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,708,204, issued on Aug. 18.
"Collapsible support device" was invented by H. Bennett Walling (Redington Shores, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The collapsible support device for supporting objects above an underlying surface includes a collapsible base having a plurality of side panels making it easy to store or transport the stand in a collapsed state. The side panels of the base are configured such that the base transitions between the collapsed state and a supporting state. When the base is in the supporting state, the stand provides support for objects above an underlying surface. This allows a user to deploy support stands under...