ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,835, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Johnson Health Tech Retail Inc. (Cottage Grove, Wis.).
"Pinion lock for adjustable barbell system" was invented by Ryan J. Pohl (Camas, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adjustable barbell including a handle assembly having a bar, a weight selector assembly comprising a rod movably coupled to the bar, and a gear assembly configured to cause axial movement of the rod relative to the bar. A lock mechanism is included that has a first configuration disengaged from the gear assembly wherein the weight selector assembly is operable to move the rod to selectively couple one or more of a plurality...