ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,214,244, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to Specialty Fitness Systems LLC (Franklin, Pa.).
"Adjustable squat bar" was invented by Jerry K. Leipheimer (Sharpsville, Pa.) and Kassem Edward Hanson (Longmont, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An exercise bar includes a center bar; a pair of weight bars, each weight bar rotatable relative to the center bar about a pivot axis to a plurality of camber positions; a pair of support bars configured to rest on a user's shoulder, each support bar extending from one of the weight bars; and a locking mechanism for locking the weight bars in any of the plurality of camber positions."
The patent was f...