Handle support device for a barbell shaft
AssigneeFront Rack LLC
InventorsNorman Spencer, Austin Hickey
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to handle support device for a barbell shaft. The device comprises a handle having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end extends into a U-shaped sleeve, the second end comprises a lip. The first end and the second end are at a pre-defined distance from each other. Moreover, the U-shaped sleeve is configured to releasably lock onto an outer periphery of a barbell shaft such that the handle extends laterally relative to the longitudinal axis of the barbell shaft when the handle is secured to the barbell shaft.
Claims16
A handle support device for a barbell shaft, comprising:
- a handle comprising a first end and a second end, wherein
- the first end extends into a U-shaped sleeve,
- the second end comprises a lip;
- wherein the first end and the second end are at a pre-defined distance from each other;
- wherein the U-shaped sleeve is configured to releasably lock onto an outer periphery of the barbell shaft such that the handle extends in a lateral direction relative to the longitudinal axis of the barbell shaft when the handle is locked on the barbell shaft;
- wherein the U-shaped sleeve comprises a snap lock provided towards a free end to releasably lock the U-shaped sleeve onto the barbell shaft;
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- wherein the snap lock is formed as a protrusion on the free end protruding inwards towards a curvature of the U-shaped sleeve.
A handle support device for a barbell shaft, comprising:
- two handles configured to releasably lock onto an outer periphery of the barbell shaft, such that the two handles extend laterally from the barbell shaft relative to a longitudinal axis of the barbell shaft when the two handles are locked on the barbell shaft;
- each of the two handles comprising a first end and a second end with a length extending therebetween, wherein the first end extends into a U-shaped sleeve, the second end comprises a lip, and the length is a pre-defined distance;
- whereby a user can grip the two handles when the two handles are locked on the barbell shaft;
- wherein the U-shaped sleeve on each handle comprises a snap lock provided towards a free end to releasably lock the U-shaped sleeve onto the barbell shaft;
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- wherein the snap lock on each handle is formed as a protrusion on the free end protruding inwards towards a curvature of the U-shaped sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.