ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,434,089, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Bulletproof Fitness Equipment Inc (Acton, Calif.).

"Belt and pendulum squat attachment for use with an exercise rig" was invented by Lawrence R. Nolan (Santa Clarita, Calif.), Nicole K. Nolan (Santa Clarita, Calif.) and Christopher I. Gaddy (Brooklyn, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A belt and pendulum squat attachment for an exercise rig includes a plate configured to secure to a vertical post; an arm extending from a first end to a second end, the first end coupled to the plate via a hinge connection; a first stationary side arm and a second stationary side arm each extending from the plate...