ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,216, issued on May 13.

"Training system and apparatus" was invented by Jared Kuka (Charleston, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides training systems and apparatus for working out. The training system includes a pivotal bracket and a workout bar. The pivotal bracket includes a first portion and a second portion pivotally coupled to the first portion. The first portion is couplable to a support surface. The workout bar is coupled to the second portion of the pivotal bracket. The workout bar includes a cylindrical weight receiving portion positioned distal relative to the second portion of the pivotal brac...