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US 10,744,366 B1Granted
Collapsible weightlifting bar and methods of manufacture and use
OwnerAlbert Sorin, Richard Sorininventors
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Abstract
A collapsible weightlifting bar, comprising: two halves bisected from a weightlifting bar; a hollow, tubular splint; and, removably attachable hardware to secure the two halves to the splint. The weightlifting bar is configured to be adjustable in overall length and is configured to be collapsible for more efficient storage and transport.
Claims11
A collapsible weightlifting bar, comprising:
- a first bar half and a second bar half of a weightlifting bar, each of the first and second halves including at least one hole near an inward end of each of the first and second halves where an outward end of each of the first and second bar halves, located on an opposite end of the bar half of the inward end, is cylindrically-shaped and sized for placement of standard weight lifting plates therearound;
- a splint, of a shorter length than the first and second bar halves and wherein the splint is rigid, hollow, and tubular, including three or more holes on the splint and configured for receipt of the inward ends of the first and second bar halves therein,
- where the weightlifting bar is configured to be adjustable in overall length by corresponding the at least one hole of each of the first and second bar halves to the at least one hole on each side of the splint, and wherein the correspondence between the respective holes of the splint and each of the first and second bar halves is adjustable by sliding the first and second bar halves within the splint;
- and,
- removably attachable hardware to secure the first and second bar halves to the splint.
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A method of using a collapsible weightlifting bar, comprising:
- inserting an inward end of a first bar half into a first side of a splint, of a shorter length than the first and second bar halves and wherein the splint is rigid, hollow, and tubular, and including at least three or more holes on the splint, where an outward end of the first bar half is located on an opposite end of the first bar half as the inward end, wherein the outward end is cylindrically-shaped and sized for placement of at least one weight lifting plate therearound;
- aligning at least one screw hole in the inward end of the first bar half with at least one screw hole in the first side of the splint so that the at least one screw hole in the first bar half corresponds to the at least one screw hole in the splint;
- removably securing the first bar half to the splint using removably attachable hardware;
- inserting an inward end of a second bar half into a second side of the splint, where an outward end of the second bar half is located on an opposite end of the second bar half as the inward end, wherein the outward end is cylindrically-shaped and sized for placement of the at least one weight lifting plate therearound;
- aligning at least one screw hole in the inward end of the second bar half with at least one corresponding screw hole in the second side of the splint;
- removably securing the second bar half to the splint using removably attachable hardware;
- wherein the weightlifting bar is configured to be adjustable in overall length by by sliding the first and second bar halves within the splint prior to removably securing the first and second bar halves;
- and,
- commencing exercise.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.