ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,643,004, issued on June 2, was assigned to Rep Fitness LLC (Boulder, Colo.).
"Adjustable bench" was invented by John Hibberts (Denver), Samuel M. Pizer (Denver) and Ryan James McGrotty (Erie, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adjustable bench includes a frame and a hinge. A back support is pivotably coupled to the hinge and has a back cushion. A seat support has a first end defining apertures, a second end pivotably coupled to the hinge, and a seat cushion. A leg support is pivotably coupled to the first end at a pivot point defining a rotation axis for the leg support. The leg support is selectively engageable with one of the apert...