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US 2022/0023703 A1Published application
Linear bearings and alignment method for weight lifting apparatus
AssigneeWhiterock Exercise, Inc.
InventorJEFFREY MUEHL
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Abstract
A weight system having at least one weight stack moveable in a vertical direction on a lift rod, and a bearing block for housing a linear bearing. The invention further includes a method and apparatus for aligning the linear bearing.
Claims2
An adjustment system for aligning a weight stack in a weight training system, the adjustment system comprising:
- a weight stack adjuster having a collar, a ball member partially housed within the collar, and a threaded stem portion extending from the collar;
- a bearing block having a bore configured to receive the collar and the threaded stem portion of the weight stack adjuster;
- the bore having a threaded portion configured to engage with the threaded stem portion of the weight stack adjuster;
- a weight plate having an indentation configured to receive the ball member of the weight stack adjuster;
- and
- whereby the weight stack adjuster is adjustable into and out of the bore of the bearing block through the threaded engagement.
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A method for aligning a stack of weights in a weight training system, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a weight stack adjuster having a collar, a ball member partially housed within the collar, and a threaded stem portion extending from the collar;
- providing a bearing block having a bore within which the weight stack adjuster is received, the bore having a threaded portion;
- engaging the threaded stem portion of the weight stack adjuster with the threaded portion of the bore;
- providing a weight plate with an indentation configured to receive the ball member of the weight stack adjuster;
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- moving the weight stack adjuster into or out of the bore by rotating the weight stack adjuster relative to the bearing block.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.