ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,487, issued on Dec. 16.
"Plate squeeze chest press" was invented by Bill M. Wu (Elk Grove, Calif.) and Sam A. Wu (Elk Grove, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The plate squeeze chest press is a lightweight, portable exercise apparatus that is easily adjustable for a desired performance of exercises by any user, comprising a plate structure with opposable handles for grip control and a resistance band that is connectible to the plate structure through a slot configuration at a center of the plate structure. The slot configuration allows the resistance band to slide easily into the center of the plate structure and remain in positi...