ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,784, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to LIFTMO LLC (Orlando, Fla.).
"Magnetically coupled barbell pad and related methods" was invented by Haley McLaughlin (Oviedo, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A barbell pad includes a base having first and second arms, and a curved channel between the first and second arms. The first and second arms extend laterally away from the curved channel, and the first and second arms extend in opposite directions. The barbell pad also includes magnets carried by the base within the curved channel and to be magnetically coupled to a barbell, and a flexible pad coupled to the base opposite to the magnet...