US 10,118,065 B2 · Spacer for barbells and weighted plates

Abstract

A spacer that is preferably made from high density polyethylene and has a diameter that is larger than a standard plate for a barbell. The spacer has a central hole dimensioned to accept a standard barbell and, when placed onto a barbell, will space the barbell apart from the ground a sufficient distance that a user can easily add or more plates from the barbell without having the lift the barbell. The spacer provides a more efficient way to add or remove weights from a barbell that is on the ground (e.g., when a user is performing deadlifts, snatches, and power cleans, etc.). The spacer may be placed on a barbell similarly to a regular weight plate, preferably before any other weight is added.

Claims7

Dependent claims

A spacer for a barbell, comprising:

a disc having a central hole formed therethrough and an outer perimeter defining a predetermined diameter that is greater than a diameter of a weightlifting plate;
a series of ribs formed into a first side of the disc that extend from the central hole to the outer perimeter;
and
a series of shoulders formed into a second side of the disc that define a corresponding series of nested depressions extending completely circumferentially about the central hole.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

15/181,849Filed 14 Jun 2016 · us provisional application

Priority

27 Oct 2015

Published

US 2017/0113088 A127 Apr 2017

Granted

6 Nov 2018

Term ends

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Classification5 codes

A63B 21/075
Dumb-bells, bar-bells or the like , e.g. weight discs having an integral peripheral handle: with variable weights , e.g. weight systems with…
A63B 21/0724
Dumb-bells, bar-bells or the like , e.g. weight discs having an integral peripheral handle: bar-bells; Hand bars
A63B 21/0728
Dumb-bells, bar-bells or the like , e.g. weight discs having an integral peripheral handle: with means for fixing weights on bars, i.e. fixing…
A63B 21/0783
Devices for bench press exercises , e.g. supports, guiding means: safety features for bar-bells, e.g. drop limiting means

Spacer for barbells and weighted plates

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Spacer for barbells and weighted plates

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Abstract

Claims7