ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,402, issued on Dec. 9.
"Folding exercise board and methods of using same" was invented by Ian Brokaw (Farmington, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An exercise board is disclosed comprising a foldable rigid support component of sufficient length to support a user lying horizontally, the rigid support component comprising at least a first segment and a second segment with each segment comprising an upper side surface and a lower side surface, at least one hinge connecting the first segment and second segment of the rigid support component and a cushion mounted to the upper side surface of each segment of the rigid support component....