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US 2017/0361149 A1Published application
Bench Press Assembly
AssigneeElite Strength Equipment, LLC
InventorChristopher Duffin
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Abstract
A safety apparatus for a bench press.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- (a) a vertical support selectively positionable adjacent a bench press, and a horizontal support;
- (b) an elongate faceguard member having an upper horizontal segment attached to the vertical support and a dower vertical segment attached to the horizontal support;
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- (c) a chestguard member slidably engaged with the faceguard member.
1 more element
In combination with a bench press having vertical supports to support a barbell at respective ends and a bench extending laterally away from the supports, a safety assembly comprising:
- (a) a faceguard proximate the vertical support arms, the faceguard comprising opposed elongate L-shaped members, together presenting a horizontal platform together capable of arresting the downward movement of a barbell;
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- (b) a chestguard vertically slidable along the faceguard, the chestguard comprising opposed arms together capable of arresting the downward movement of the barbell at a position lower than the respective platforms of the faceguard.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.