US Patent Issued to Mythic Equipment on Aug. 11 for "Gapless hinge for adjustable weight bench" (Colorado Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,894, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Mythic Equipment LLC (Arvada, Colo.).

"Gapless hinge for adjustable weight bench" was invented by Sean Matthew Andreassen (Arvada, Colo.) and Madison Hart Copeland (Arvada, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A weight bench may include a frame, a seat portion, and a back rest portion. The seat and back rest portions may be mounted to the frame using a hinge, allowing rotation between flat and inclined positions. The hinge may include first and second sliding limit hinges for the seat and back rest portions respectively. The seat and back rest portions may substantially abut along a common axis...