US Patent Issued to Specialty Fitness Systems on May 26 for "Trap bar" (Pennsylvania Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,538, issued on May 26, was assigned to Specialty Fitness Systems LLC (Franklin, Pa.).

"Trap bar" was invented by Jerry K. Leipheimer (Sharpsville, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A trap bar assembly includes a central frame at least partially defining an open region, a pair of weight bars each extending from the central frame along a common axis, the common axis extending through the open region, and a frame bracket connected to the central frame. The frame bracket is removably connectable to any of a plurality of interchangeable handles. Each of the plurality of interchangeable handles comprises a handle bracket and a grip, wherei...