ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,225, issued on May 27.
"Balance board with variable fore-and-aft adjustability" was invented by Scott David Weiss (Boulder, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A balance board with variable fore-and-aft adjustability is an apparatus that enables users to perform balance training with a forward-leaning posture requiring different fore-and-aft weight distribution. The apparatus includes a board body, a rail, a first rail support, a second rail support, a rolling fulcrum, a plurality of first slots, and a plurality of second slots. The board body serves as a platform on which the user can stand for balance training. The first rail supp...