ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,226,682, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to Back Story LLC (Aspen, Colo.).
"Swing motion trainer" was invented by Peter Holman (Aspen, Colo.), Jon Levy (Superior, Colo.) and Jeremy James (Snowmass Village, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A swing motion trainer used to simulate one or more sport swing movements includes a rod portion comprising a shaft with a grip. The swing motion trainer includes a resistance portion comprising an interchangeable mechanism at a distal end of the rod portion, the resistance portion includes an interchangeable mechanism at the distal end of the rod portion, wherein the interchangeable mechanism is co...