US Patent Issued to DICK'S SPORTING GOODS on May 19 for "Flexible internal frame back rest with lounge mat" (Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,628,957, issued on May 19, was assigned to DICK'S SPORTING GOODS INC. (Coraopolis, Pa.).

"Flexible internal frame back rest with lounge mat" was invented by Landon Mason (Coraopolis, Pa.), Craig Francis Hofmann (Pittsburgh) and Chinawut Paesang (Sewickley, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a back support with a ground mat. The back support may include a backrest panel and a support panel having an internal frame member and a flexible support sheet. The backrest panel and support panel can be connected with a hinge. The back support may further include a ground mat portion having one or more ground mat pa...