ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,343,587, issued on July 1.
"Calf exercise foot positioner" was invented by Michael P. Vaudreuil (Vernon, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A calf exerciser includes a free standing platform with independent foot braces that pivot and rotate for providing an optimally positioned foot and ankle position for a calf exercise. A pair of rotating platforms mount to a base, and each rotating platform has a pivot brace that angles left and right. Positioning and locking the foot braces at various positions of rotation and right/left angles provide a selectable, varied position as the calf exercises generally involve an ankle driven force again...