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US 12,741,171 B2Granted
Connector assembly
AssigneeCoulter Ventures, LLC.
InventorsAhmik Jones, Emmanuel Sergakis, William Henniger, Nicolas Garcia
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Abstract
A connector assembly includes a shaft and a first annular knob fixed to the shaft and a second annular knob releasably engaged with the shaft. Each of the first and second annular knobs includes a front face, a face, and a central passage that receives the shaft. The central passage has first, second, and third sections. The width of each first section is greater than the width of the third section, and the width of the second section is greater than the width of the first section. The second section defines an annular slot between the first and third sections.
Claims24
A connector assembly for a weightlifting apparatus, the connector assembly comprising:
- a shaft comprising a first end, a second end opposite the first end, an elongated cylindrical body extending axially between the first end and the second end, an aperture extending through the shaft proximate the first end, and a first threaded portion extending axially along a portion of a length of the shaft at the second end;
- a knob that includes an axially inward facing front face, an axially outward facing rear face, a cylindrical peripheral exterior surface, and a central aperture extending axially outward into the knob from the axially inward facing front face and receiving a portion of the shaft therein, wherein the central aperture includes a first section having a first width and a second section having a second width, the first width being greater than the second width, and wherein the second section receives the first threaded portion of the shaft and comprises a second threaded portion that engages the first threaded portion of the shaft to connect the knob to the shaft, wherein the cylindrical peripheral exterior surface is knurled;
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- an annular body with a central passage, wherein the annular body has a third width that is greater than the second width, and a portion of the annular body is received in the first section of the knob, and the shaft extends through the central passage and into the central aperture of the knob.
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A connector assembly for a weightlifting apparatus, the connector assembly comprising:
- a shaft comprising a first end, a second end opposite the first end, an elongated cylindrical body extending axially between the first end and the second end, and wherein the first end of the shaft has a reduced diameter portion configured to aid with insertion of the first end into an opening in the weightlifting apparatus;
- a knob that includes an axially inward facing front face, an axially outward facing rear face, a cylindrical peripheral exterior surface, and a central aperture extending axially outward into the knob from the axially inward facing front face and receiving a portion of the shaft therein, wherein the central aperture includes a first section having a first width and a second section having a second width, the first width being greater than the second width, wherein the second section receives the second end of the shaft to connect the knob to the shaft, and wherein the first section is located between the second section and the axially inward facing front face, such that the shaft extends axially outward from the first end through the first section and into the second section;
- wherein the cylindrical peripheral exterior surface is knurled;
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- an annular body with a central passage, wherein the annular body has a third width that is greater than the second width, and wherein a portion of the annular body is received in the first section of the knob and the shaft extends through the central passage and into the central aperture of the knob.
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A connector assembly for a weightlifting apparatus, the connector assembly comprising:
- a shaft comprising a first end, a second end opposite the first end, an elongated cylindrical body extending axially between the first end and the second end, and wherein the first end of the shaft has a reduced diameter portion configured to aid with insertion of the first end into an opening in the weightlifting apparatus;
- a knob that includes an axially inward facing front face, an axially outward facing rear face, a cylindrical peripheral exterior surface, and a central aperture extending axially outward into the knob from the axially inward facing front face and receiving a portion of the shaft therein, wherein the central aperture includes a first section having a first width and a second section having a second width, the first width being greater than the second width, and wherein the second section receives the second end of the shaft to connect the knob to the shaft;
- wherein the cylindrical peripheral exterior surface is knurled;
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- an annular body with a central passage, wherein the annular body has a third width that is greater than the second width, and wherein a portion of the annular body is received in the first section of the knob and the shaft extends through the central passage and into the central aperture of the knob,
- wherein the shaft includes a hole that extends into the shaft, wherein the hole is positioned closer to the first end than the second end.
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A connector assembly for a weightlifting apparatus, the connector assembly comprising:
- a shaft comprising a first end, a second end opposite the first end, an elongated cylindrical body extending axially between the first end and the second end, and an aperture extending into the shaft proximate the first end, wherein the first end of the shaft has a reduced diameter portion, and wherein the shaft is configured to be inserted into an opening of a rectangular frame member of a weight rack assembly;
- a knob that includes a knurled peripheral exterior surface having a cylindrical shape, an axially inward facing front face, an axially outward facing rear face, and a central aperture extending axially outward into the knob from the axially inward facing front face and receiving a portion of the shaft therein, wherein the central aperture includes a first section having a first width and a second section having a second width, the first width being greater than the second width, and wherein the second section receives the second end of the shaft to connect the knob to the shaft;
- an annular body with a central passage, wherein a portion of the annular body is received in the first section of the knob and the shaft extends through the central passage and into the central aperture of the knob, wherein an axially inward facing surface of the annular body is configured to engage an outer surface of the rectangular frame member of the weight rack assembly;
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- a component received in the aperture.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.