ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,330,009, issued on June 17.
"Extendable fitness bar with internal resistance" was invented by Jack Westfall (Limestone, Maine).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An extendable fitness bar including an internal elastic member. The extendable fitness bar includes two, hollow external bars with ends facing one another. On an interior of the two external bars is an internal bar. The internal elastic member extends through the two external bars and the internal bar. The internal elastic member is attached to a far end of each of the external bars. A user can grasp each external bar and separate them, exposing the internal bar and creating a longer...