ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,139, issued on Sept. 23.
"Exercise apparatus for strengthening leg muscles" was invented by Kerry Reeves (McAllen, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An exercise apparatus for performing a resistance exercise to strengthen leg muscles includes a base and a platform coupled to a top side of the base. A weight support is pivotally coupled to the base and is spaced forwardly of the platform with respect to the base. The weight support is shaped such that the weight support is configured to support a weight. A lever is fixedly coupled to the weight support and pivotally coupled to the base. A foot engagement member is coupled to the l...