US Patent Issued to Australian Fitness Supplies on June 2 for "Exercise bench capable of utilizing a resistance device of an exercise apparatus" (Australian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,643,005, issued on June 2, was assigned to Australian Fitness Supplies Pty Ltd. (Molendinar, Australia).

"Exercise bench capable of utilizing a resistance device of an exercise apparatus" was invented by Christopher E. Ward (Molendinar, Australia) and Laura S. Smith (Molendinar, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This disclosure describes an exercise bench that is positioned near, at, or attached to an exercise apparatus. A cable can be removably coupled between a cable/pulley system of the exercise apparatus and a coupler of the exercise bench. With this example configuration, during an exercise routine, a user of the exercise benc...