ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,023, issued on March 18.
"Systems and methods for providing a convertible bench" was invented by M. Brent Norton (Provo, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for moving a convertible bench between a first position, which presents a backrest, and a second position, which presents a tabletop, is described herein. While the described systems can include any suitable component, in some cases, they include a base having a first end piece that has a first set of legs with a first arched leg support that extends between the first set of legs and a second end piece having a second set of legs with a second arched leg supp...