ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,746,430, issued on Sept. 29.
"Cardio fitness machine" was invented by Lewis Barbour (Harrisburg, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fitness machine includes an elongate rail, a pair of wheels attached to a front portion of the rail, and a pair of handlebars attached to and extending from a back portion of the rail. The fitness machine can rotate between a horizontal orientation and a vertical orientation to provide bench-press like exercises. The wheels can be locked to enable the fitness machine to function as a drag sled for exercise. Weights can be added to the fitness machine to increase the resistance of the fitness machine for e...