ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,866, issued on March 24.
"Exercise bench with side pads" was invented by Mark Anthony Apuzzo (Grand Forks, N.D.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An exercise bench apparatus includes a main frame with a height-adjustable back rest and a pair of adjustably connected side pads. The side pads incorporate a unique mechanism involving a solid bar, splined shaft, L-shaped connector, mounting plate, pad rotation plate with holes at set intervals, and a spring-loaded pin system allowing precise upward, downward, and sideways adjustments. Additionally, the apparatus features a resting head pad aligned with the back rest and a pivotally attached...