IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,616,869
Granted Patent B2
US 12,616,869 · App. 17/902,813 · Granted May 5, 2026

Weightlifting and strength training exercise equipment

Inventor: Pierre Marc Daoust (Grand Junction, CO)
A63B21/4034A63B21/06A63B21/0615A63B21/16A63B23/0405A63B23/047
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Patent No.
US 12,616,869
App. No.
17/902,813
Granted
May 5, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A weightlifting and strength training apparatus intended for a full body workout. The weightlifting apparatus combines the weightlifting aspects of a yoke with the resistance training of a sled.

Claims (13)

1 . A weightlifting and strength training apparatus comprising:

a push plate supported by a front lift bar;

a rear strut extending from a central strut, the rear strut having a horizontally disposed part and an angled part extending down to a rear plate;

a first tubing extending from a first skid plate and a second tubing extending from a second skid plate for supporting the central strut;

at least one handle extending from the front lift bar; and

a third tubing extending from the first skid plate and a fourth tubing extending from the second skid plate, the third and fourth tubing cooperating to support the front lift bar.

2 . The weightlifting and strength training apparatus as in claim 1 , wherein the rear plate provides additional resistance while using the push plate to move the apparatus.

3 . The weightlifting and strength training apparatus as in claim 1 , wherein the first and second skid plates provide additional stability to the apparatus along with additional resistance while moving the apparatus with the push plate.

4 . The weightlifting and strength training apparatus as in claim 1 , wherein the rear plate is hingedly attached to the angled part of the rear strut.

5 . The weightlifting and strength training apparatus as in claim 1 , wherein a plurality of weight pegs allows for the user to increase the amount of exertion required to lift and move the apparatus.

6 . The weightlifting and strength training apparatus as in claim 1 , wherein additional stability is provided to the apparatus via a pull-up bar, the pull-up bar supported by the third and fourth tubing.

7 . The weightlifting and strength training apparatus as in claim 1 , wherein the push plate is removable from the front lift bar as to suit other exercises.

8 . The weightlifting and strength training apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of pins can be used to adjust a height of at least one handle, the push plate, a pull-up bar, and at least one weight peg.

Continuity (1)
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