US 12,643,002 B2Granted

Assembly for weightlifting racks

AssigneeCoulter Ventures, LLC.

InventorsEmmanuel Sergakis, Nash Dunahay, Bill Henniger

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Abstract

A support member for use with a weight rack includes two side plates, each including a base portion and a leg extending outward and forward therefrom, the base portion having a front surface, and the leg having a top surface, where the side plates are positioned parallel to and spaced from each other, and a cover. The cover includes a base having opposed side surfaces, lips extending outward from the base around at least a portion of a periphery of each side surface, such that each side surface is recessed from the respective lip, and a support surface extending between the lips for supporting an object. The cover is nested with the side plates such that the base is received between the side plates, and the side plates are positioned adjacent to the side surfaces. The lips cover the top and front surfaces of the side plates.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A support member for use in association with a weight rack, the support member comprising:

a first side plate comprising a first base portion and a first leg extending outward and forward from the first base portion, wherein the first base portion has a first front surface facing forward and extending upward from the first leg, and wherein the first leg has a first top surface facing upward and extending forward from the first base portion;
a second side plate comprising a second base portion and a second leg extending outward and forward from the second base portion, wherein the second base portion has a second front surface facing forward and extending upward from the second leg, and wherein the second leg has a second top surface facing upward and extending forward from the second base portion, wherein the first side plate and the second side plate are positioned parallel to and spaced from each other;
and
a cover comprising a base having a first side surface and a second side surface opposite the first side surface, a first lip extending outward from the base around at least a portion of a periphery of the first side surface, such that the first side surface is recessed from the first lip, a second lip extending outward from the base around at least a portion of a periphery of the second side surface, such that the second side surface is recessed from the second lip, and a support surface extending between the first lip and the second lip,
wherein the cover is nested with the first side plate and the second side plate such that the base is received between the first side plate and the second side plate, the first side plate is positioned adjacent to the first side surface, and the second side plate is positioned adjacent to the second side surface,
wherein the first lip covers the first top surface and the first front surface, and the second lip covers the second top surface and the second surface, and
wherein the support surface of the cover is configured for supporting an object.

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A support member for use in association with a weight rack, the support member comprising:

a first side plate comprising a first base portion, a first leg extending outward and forward from the first base portion, and a first outer lip extending upward from the first leg, such that the first side plate defines a first hook shape with a first channel defined by the first base portion, the first leg, and the first outer lip;
a second side plate comprising a second base portion, a second leg extending outward and forward from the second base portion, and a second outer lip extending upward from the second leg, such that the second side plate defines a second hook shape with a second channel defined by the second base portion, the second leg, and the second outer lip, wherein the first side plate and the second side plate are positioned parallel to and spaced from each other;
and
a cover comprising a base having a first side surface and a second side surface opposite the first side surface, a first lip extending outward from the base at a periphery of the first side surface, such that the first side surface is recessed from the first lip, a second lip extending outward from the base at a periphery of the second side surface, such that the second side surface is recessed from the second lip, and a support surface extending between the first lip and the second lip,
wherein the cover is nested with the first side plate and the second side plate such that the base is received between the first side plate and the second side plate, the first side plate is positioned adjacent to the first side surface, and the second side plate is positioned adjacent to the second side surface,
wherein the first lip covers portions of the first base portion, the first leg, and the first outer lip defining the first channel, and the second lip covers portions of the second base portion, the second leg, and the second outer lip defining the second channel, and
wherein the support surface of the cover defines a barbell channel configured for receiving and supporting a barbell.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 18/776,618Filed 18 Jul 2024 · continuation
Priority: 13 Feb 2018
Published: US 2025/0010123 A19 Jan 2025
Granted: 2 Jun 2026
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

A63B 21/078
User-manipulated weights: devices for bench press exercises , e.g. supports, guiding means
A63B 17/04
Exercising apparatus combining several parts such as ladders, rods, beams, slides: separable
A63B 21/0783
Devices for bench press exercises , e.g. supports, guiding means: safety features for bar-bells, e.g. drop limiting means
A63B 71/0054
Games or sports accessories not covered in groups A63B1/00 - A63B69/00: features for injury prevention on an apparatus, e.g. shock absorbers

Family

Application62/629,898Us provisional application · filed 13 Feb 2018
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Application16/275,027Parent of this continuation · filed 13 Feb 2019
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Application18/230,984Parent of this continuation · filed 7 Aug 2023
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