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US 10,646,744 B2Granted
Pivoting weight arm assembly
AssigneeComponent Fabricators, Inc.
InventorsPierre Steenekamp, Wayne Chermely
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Abstract
A weight arm assembly for use with a weight lifting rack is provided, the weight arm assembly including a mounting bracket configured to be attached to a vertical surface in a fixed position, an arm mount configured to be coupled to the mounting bracket so as to be pivotable about a first axis, a stop member coupled to the arm mount and configured to move between an engaged position to prevent pivoting of the arm mount through interaction with the mounting bracket, and a disengaged position to allow pivoting of the arm mount, and a weight arm configured to be coupled to the arm mount, proximate a first end of the weight arm, so as to be pivotable about a second axis substantially orthogonal to the first axis.
Claims18
A weight arm assembly for use with a weight lifting rack, the weight arm assembly comprising:
- a mounting bracket configured to be attached to a vertical surface in a fixed position;
- an arm mount configured to be coupled to the mounting bracket so as to be pivotable about a first axis;
- a stop member coupled to the arm mount and configured to move between an engaged position to prevent pivoting of the arm mount through interaction with the mounting bracket, and a disengaged position to allow pivoting of the arm mount;
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- a weight arm configured to be coupled to the arm mount, proximate a first end of the weight arm, so as to be pivotable about a second axis substantially orthogonal to the first axis;
- wherein the mounting bracket comprises:
- a mounting portion to be fixed to the vertical surface,
- a top bracket member extending horizontally from the mounting portion, and
- a bottom bracket member extending horizontally from the mounting portion and below the top bracket member, the top and bottom bracket members being formed with corresponding aligned receiving portion configured to respectively receive opposite ends of a coupling member aligned with the first axis to couple the arm mount to the mounting bracket;
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- wherein the arm mount comprises:
- a bushing configured receive the coupling member received through the corresponding aligned receiving portion of the mounting bracket to form a rotational coupling such that the bushing is rotatable about the coupling member,
- a spacer member extending orthogonally from the bushing, and
- a horizontal bracket including a back portion attached to an end of the spacer member opposite the bushing, and two side members extending respectively from opposite ends of the back portion, the two side members of the horizontal bracket being configured with corresponding aligned spindle receiving portion on facing surfaces to form the second axis about which the first end of the weight arm is pivotable.
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A weight lifting system comprising:
- a weight lifting rack having at least two corresponding upright members configured to hold at least a weight lifting bar therebetween;
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- a pair of weight arm assemblies configured to be respectively attached to the upright members of the weight lifting rack, each of the weight arm assemblies respectively comprising:
- a mounting bracket configured to be attached to one of the upright members in a fixed position facing away from a space between the upright members,
- an arm mount configured to be coupled to the mounting bracket so as to be pivotable about a first axis,
- a stop member coupled to the arm mount and configured to move between an engaged position to prevent pivoting of the arm mount through interaction with the mounting bracket, and a disengaged position to allow pivoting of the arm mount, and
- a weight arm configured to be coupled to the arm mount, proximate a first end of the weight arm, so as to be pivotable about a second axis substantially orthogonal to the first axis;
- wherein the mounting bracket comprises:
- a mounting portion to be fixed to the vertical surface,
- a top bracket member extending horizontally from the mounting portion, and
- a bottom bracket member extending horizontally from the mounting portion and below the top bracket member, the top and bottom bracket members being formed with corresponding aligned receiving portion configured to respectively receive opposite ends of a coupling member aligned with the first axis to couple the arm mount to the mounting bracket;
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- wherein the arm mount comprises:
- a bushing configured receive the coupling member received through the corresponding aligned receiving portion of the mounting bracket to form a rotational coupling such that the bushing is rotatable about the coupling member,
- a spacer member extending orthogonally from the bushing, and
- a horizontal bracket including a back portion attached to an end of the spacer member opposite the bushing, and two side members extending respectively from opposite ends of the back portion, the two side members of the horizontal bracket being configured with corresponding aligned spindle receiving portion on facing surfaces to form the second axis about which the first end of the weight arm is pivotable.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.