ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,766,395, issued on Oct. 20.
"Extendable and retractable training device for snowboarding" was invented by Margaret Catherine Ney Lindblom (Bedford, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A training device for teaching a user how to snowboard is disclosed. The training device includes a telescoping unit, a hinge unit, a locking mechanism, and a handlebar. The telescoping unit includes telescoping sections that are slidably coupled with one another, with a first end of the telescoping unit including a grip. The hinge unit is coupled to a second end of the telescoping unit. The locking mechanism is adjustably coupled to the hinge. The handleb...