ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,862, issued on March 24.
"Exercise apparatus, system, and methods of assembly, disassembly, and use" was invented by Austin A. Acri (Carlsbad, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Exercise apparatus and methods of making, assembly, disassembly, and use. In one embodiment, exercise apparatus has a central weight base to which one or more weight plates and one or more exercise accessories may be removably mounted. The exercise accessories can including one or more U-shaped or otherwise shaped handles, a T-lifting-bar, an EZ lifting bar, and connectors to variously connect to yet other exercise devices such as, for example, weights, s...