ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,134, issued on July 15.
"Bowel movement aid" was invented by Gerald Christopher Dragonetti (Phoenixville, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bowel movement aid device includes a leg support with a single support having a bottom end extending vertically from the leg support and a top end. The single support has a serpentine body extending between the bottom end and the top end. A hand grip assembly attached to the serpentine body has a first end and a second end extending at equal first and second distances from the single serpentine support. A first hand grip pole and a second hand grip pole extend upwardly from the first and secon...