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

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- Number: US 10,118,065 B2
- Document ID: US10118065B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/181,849
- Filed: 2016-06-14
- Published: 2017-04-27
- Granted: 2018-11-06
- Earliest claimed: 2015-10-27
- Applicants: David Hollingshead
- Inventors: David Hollingshead
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10118065B2

## CPC

- A63B 21/075: with variable weights {, e.g. weight systems with weight selecting means for bar-bells or dumb-bells}
- A63B 21/0724: {Bar-bells; Hand bars}
- A63B 21/0728: {with means for fixing weights on bars, i.e. fixing olympic discs or bumper plates on bar-bells or dumb-bells}
- A63B 21/0783: {Safety features for bar-bells, e.g. drop limiting means}
- A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H)

## 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.

## Claims

### Claim 1

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.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The spacer of claim 1, wherein the series of nested depressions have a series of inner diameters, respectively, which correspond to a series of outer diameters of different weight weightlifting plates.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The spacer of claim 1, wherein the outer perimeter of the disc has an overall diameter of 19.25 inches.

### Claim 4

A method of changing weight plates on a barbell, comprising the steps of:
positioning first and second discs on either end of a barbell, wherein each disc has a central hole formed therethrough that receives one of the ends of the barbell, an outer perimeter defining a predetermined outer diameter that is greater than an outer 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; and
sliding at least one weight plate onto or off of the barbell without lifting the barbell from the ground.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The method of claim 4, wherein the series of nested depressions have a series of inner diameters, respectively, which correspond to a series of outer diameters of different weight weightlifting plates.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The method of claim 5, further comprising the step of positioning the at least one weight plate within one of the series of nested depressions.

### Claim 7

A spacer for a barbell, comprising:
a disc having a central hole formed therethrough and an outer perimeter;
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 at least three shoulders formed into a second side of the disc that define a corresponding series of nested depressions that extend circumferentially and completely about the central hole and have diameters of 12 inches, 14.5 inches, and 17.75 inches, respectively.