US Patent Issued to Michael DeGroot on May 12 for "Retractable handheld exercise apparatus" (Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,111, issued on May 12, was assigned to Michael DeGroot (Indian Head Park, Ill.).

"Retractable handheld exercise apparatus" was invented by Michael Allen DeGroot (Indian Head Park, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and systems for a retractable handheld exercise apparatus. The methods and systems generate a movement similar to upper body ski poling whereby a pair of handheld units [A] are connected to a fixed object by an attachment means [B] and are moved in an upper body walking motion to and from the fixed attachment point along a cable [C]. The apparatus includes functionality to increase or decrease tension which changes...