ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,865, issued on March 24.

"Suspension sling abdominal exercise device" was invented by Andrew B Thomas (Tampa, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pulley system for assisting in the performance of exercises includes a first and a second belt member each having an attachment ring member on a first end and a handle on an opposing end, where the attachment ring members are configured for attachment to a horizontal bar and the first and second belt members are configured each for having a portion of the belt member and the belt member over-hanging the horizontal pullup bar. The pulley system further includes an arm support member havin...