Barbell storage and exercise rack
OwnerJames W. Sutherlandinventor
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Abstract
A barbell storage and exercise rack is particularly designed for squatting exercises, and includes a pair of cradles in which the barbell is laterally received and supported in a stored position. The cradles are vertically adjustable to a height which permits the user to easily remove and replace the barbell from a standing position. The barbell rack further includes a pair of safety side rails which are spaced apart a distance sufficient to permit the user to stand between the rails and perform squatting and other weight lifting exercises. The safety side rails are vertically adjustable to an elevation disposed slightly below the lowest position assumed by the barbell during the exercise, such as the squat position, so as to prevent the barbell from inadvertently falling on the user should the weight slip or overcome him.
Claims8
A barbell exercise rack, comprising:
- a pair of upstanding supports spaced laterally apart;
- each pair of upstanding supports including two, vertically disposed, and longitudinally spaced apart legs, positioned in parallel planes on the left and right hand sides of said rack;
- each of said legs including a foot shaped for abutting support on the base surface without anchors interconnecting the same, whereby said rack is freestanding and readily transportable over the base surface;
- a pair of safety side rails connected with and supported by said upstanding supports;
- said side rails being substantially parallel, adapted for abuttingly supporting thereon a barbell extending laterally across said side rails, and spaced laterally apart a distance sufficient to permit a weight lifter to be positioned therebetween;
- means for adjusting the height of said side rails for positioning the same at an elevation slightly below the lowest normal barbell elevation for a selected exercise, so as to prevent the barbell from inadvertently falling on the weight lifter;
- a cross brace extending between the connected with said side rails adjacent one end thereof for interconnecting left and right hand sides of said rack to form a freestanding structure, wherein the other end of said side rails is open thereby permitting the weight lifter to freely ambulate therebetween, access the barbell, and safely exercise between the side rails without obstruction.
A barbell storage and exercise rack, comprising:
- first and second upstanding barbell supports having lower ends shaped for abutting support on a base surface, and upper ends with cradle portions adapted to receive and support therein opposing ends of a barbell bar in a stored position;
- said cradle portions being mounted in said supports for vertical adjustment to vary the elevation of the barbell in the stored position;
- first and second safety side rails having first portions thereof adjacent one end of the rails detachably connected with said first and second supports respectively for vertical adjustment therealong;
- said rails being oriented substantially perpendicular to the direction of the barbell bar in the stored position, and disposed below said cradle portions;
- first and second upstanding rail supports having lower ends shaped for abutting support on the base surface, and upper end portions detachably connected with the other end portions of said side rails for vertical adjustment therealong;
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- a cross brace extending between and connected with said first and second side rails adjacent the one end of the rails, thereby forming a freestanding structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.