ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,746,426, issued on Sept. 29.
"Collapsible dual-transverse bar portable physical therapy parallel bar systems" was invented by Gina Rae Adams (Northville, Mich.) and David Wells (Chicago).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is directed to a physical therapy device capable of folding into a single portable device comprising a frame comprising a first lengthwise bar and a second lengthwise bar; and a first transverse bar and a second transverse bar. The frame is configured to be adjusted between an unfolded configuration for use and a folded configuration for storage; a first set of stanchions, each coupled to at least a po...