ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,365, issued on Sept. 30.

"Multi-purpose exercise apparatus for group therapy" was invented by Carlos Pena Pineda III (Lakewood, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-purpose exercise apparatus for group therapy includes a plurality of side frames. At least one of the side frames includes a first horizontal bar, a second horizontal bar, a third horizontal bar, and first and second vertical bars. The second horizontal bar is positioned above the first horizontal bar, and the third horizontal bar is positioned above the second horizontal bar. Each side frame accommodates a user, enabling the exercise apparatus to accommodate mu...