ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,459, issued on April 7.
"Apparatus for inclined push-ups" was invented by Barry Jay Davignon (Terre Haute, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An exercise apparatus for performing inclined push-ups on stairs or on an incline in general, wherein the exercise apparatus comprises a pair of push-up stands. Each push-up stand comprises a handle and an arcuate support member having an anti-slip, high friction, outer convex surface. When used on the stairs, the exercise apparatus is positioned on an inside corner of the stairs, wherein the arcuate support member is supported by contact with a stair riser and an adjacent stair tread through ...