Apparatus for exercising that is used with a hand

An apparatus for use during exercise with hand weights comprising:

• a spacer grippable by a hand and having each end being a male threaded portion;
• a link having each end being a female threaded portion able to receive said male threaded portion of the spacer;
• a rigid member grippable by the hand and having a first end and a second end, said rigid member having each end being a male threaded portion that can be received by said female portion of the link;
• a second portion connected to the rigid member such that an opening is defined by the rigid member and the second portion which receives the hand in a manner that essentially does not limit blood circulation through the hand, said rigid member disposed with respect to the front of the hand and said second portion disposed with respect to the back of the hand, said second portion comprised of a first rigid elements rotatably connected to the rigid member and extending therefrom, and a second rigid element rotatably connected to the rigid member and extending therefrom but free to move with respect to the first rigid element, and a first sleeve made of a soft resilient material which receives the first element and the second element and maintains them therein, said first sleeve conformable with the back of the hand by way of the first sleeve stretching and the first and second rigid elements free to move with respect to each other and the sleeve when the hand is inserted into the opening;
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• a pair of weighted ends each having a female threaded portion able to receive said male threaded portions of the spacer or the rigid member.

An apparatus for sue during exercise with hand weights comprising:

• a link having each end being a female threaded portion;
• a first and second dumbbell, each dumbbell comprised of:
• a rigid member grippable by the hand and having a first end and a second end, said rigid member having each end being a male threaded portion with each second end received by said female portion of the link;
• a second portion connected to the rigid member such that an opening is defined by the rigid member and the second portion which receives the hand in a manner that essentially does not limit blood circulation through the hand, said rigid member disposed with respect to the front of the hand and said second portion disposed with respect to the back of the hand, said second portion comprised of a first rigid element rotatably connected to the rigid member and extending therefrom, and a second rigid element rotatably connected to the rigid member and extending therefrom but free to move with respect to the first rigid element, and a first sleeve made of a soft resilient material which receives the first element and the second element and maintains them therein, said first sleeve conformable with the back of the hand by way of the first sleeve stretching and the first and second rigid elements free to move with respect to each other and the sleeve when the hand is inserted into the opening;
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• a pair of weighted ends each having a female threaded portion that receives each first end of the rigid member of the first and second dumbbells.