ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,868, issued on July 15.
"Double hoop pod" was invented by Kosta Tzavaras (Thousand Oaks, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A magnetic resistance elliptical exercise machine being made out of a single frame unit. The single frame unit has two circular bodies. Each circular body has a disk and a plate. The disk is located on an exterior surface of the exercise machine with the plate being located internally. Each plate and disk are connected by way of an arm and handle that allow the disk and plate to rotate with each other. A user uses the handle to rotate the disks in a circular manner providing the user with a beneficial arm exe...