US Patent Issued to Dick's Sporting Goods on Sept. 29 for "Selectable clamp for interchanging weightlifting handlebars in an adjustable weight set" (Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,746,428, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. (Coraopolis, Pa.).

"Selectable clamp for interchanging weightlifting handlebars in an adjustable weight set" was invented by Derek Coulter (Coraopolis, Pa.), Tyler L. Crow (Bethel Park, Pa.) and Lucas Ferrari (Clinton, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A selectable clamp for interchanging weightlifting handlebars in an adjustable weight set includes a first clamp plate set, a second clamp plate set, and a latch. The first clamp plate set and the second clamp plate set are pivotally moveable relative to one another and define an expandable opening therebetween. The ...