ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,330,008, issued on June 17, was assigned to HABLAMER LLC (Green Cove Springs, Fla.).
"Exercise bar carriage locking mechanism" was invented by Frank Kilby (Lakewood, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An exercise apparatus comprising: a frame; first and second vertical guides coupled to the frame; first and second carriages carried on the respective first and second vertical guides, each of the first and second carriages having an upper carriage portion, a lower carriage portion and a carriage locking mechanism operable to lock and release the lower carriage portion to a selected vertical position along the first and second vertical g...