ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,124, issued on Sept. 16.

"Rooftop mount for exercise equipment" was invented by Keith M. Dery (Pompano Beach, Fla.), Donald D. Fink (Baker City, Ore.), Stephen Fink (Fredericksburg, Va.) and Steve Yang (Mansfield, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rooftop mount device for connecting to a roof of a portable gym and for attaching exercise equipment is described. The portable gym is a portable container, such as a shipping container, having a top surface, or roof, to which the rooftop mount is attachable. The rooftop mount device includes connection members. The rooftop mount can also include one or more horizontal stabilization m...