Adjustable sledgehammer workout apparatus
OwnerShannon H. McCallinventor
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Abstract
An adjustable sledgehammer workout apparatus may include a handle, and a clamping assembly connected to the handle. The clamping assembly can include an upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portion connected to a first end of the handle, the clamping assembly operable to releasably clamp a dumbbell between the upper and lower portions of the clamping assembly. The clamping assembly can include a first clamping subassembly operable to apply a clamping force on the upper and lower portions of the clamping assembly. The clamping assembly can further include a second clamping subassembly engageable with the first clamping subassembly, the second clamping subassembly operable to increase the clamping force applied by the first clamping subassembly on the upper and lower portions of the clamping assembly.
Claims16
An adjustable sledgehammer workout apparatus for receiving a dumbbell, the apparatus comprising:
- a handle having a first end;
- a clamping assembly including an upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portion connected to the first end of the handle, the clamping assembly operable to releasably clamp the dumbbell between the upper and lower portions of the clamping assembly, wherein the clamping assembly includes:
- a first clamping subassembly operable to apply a clamping force on the upper and lower portions of the clamping assembly;
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- a second clamping subassembly engageable with the first clamping subassembly, the second clamping subassembly operable to increase the clamping force applied by the first clamping subassembly on the upper and lower portions of the clamping assembly.
An adjustable sledgehammer workout apparatus for receiving a dumbbell having a dumbbell handle and two weighted ends, the apparatus comprising:
- an apparatus handle having a first end;
- a clamping assembly mounted to the first end of the apparatus handle, the clamping assembly operable to releasably clamp the dumbbell handle of the dumbbell within the clamping assembly, the clamping assembly including:
- an upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portion connected to the first end of the handle, the clamping assembly operable to releasably clamp the dumbbell between the upper and lower portions of the clamping assembly;
- a first clamping subassembly including a tension rod extendable between the upper and lower portions of the clamping assembly, and a fastener, wherein the tension rod and the fastener are movable relative to one another to apply a clamping force on the upper and lower portions of the clamping assembly;
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- a second subassembly operable to apply a force on the tension rod to increase the clamping force applied on the upper and lower portions of the clamping assembly by the first clamping subassembly.
An adjustable sledgehammer workout apparatus for receiving a dumbbell, the dumbbell having a dumbbell handle and two weighted ends, the apparatus comprising:
- an apparatus handle having a first end;
- a clamping assembly operable to releasably clamp the dumbbell handle within the clamping assembly, the clamping assembly including:
- a first side clamp having a first lower portion and a first upper portion;
- a second side clamp having a second lower portion and a second upper portion, the first lower portion mounted to a first side location of the first end of the apparatus handle, the second lower portion mounted to a second opposite side location of the first end of the apparatus handle;
- a first clamping plate extending between the first and second upper portions of the first and second side clamps, respectively;
- a second clamping plate extending between the first and second lower portions of the first and second side clamps, respectively;
- a first clamping subassembly operable to apply a clamping force on the first and second clamping plates of the clamping assembly;
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- a second clamping subassembly engageable with the first clamping subassembly, the second clamping subassembly operable to increase the clamping force applied by the first clamping subassembly on the first and second clamping plates of the clamping assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.