Exercise weight system
AssigneeIntellbell, Inc.
InventorsCarl K. Towley, III, Gregory S. Olson
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Abstract
An exercise weight system for providing an adjustable exercise resistance or mass comprises a plurality of individual weights. Each weight includes two spaced plates joined in a rigid manner by at least one interconnecting member. The weights can be nested together in a horizontal weight stack such that a connecting pin inserted through the weight stack can select one or more weights for use as the exercise mass. In one embodiment, the interconnecting member is a channel having overlying front and back walls. A plurality of sets of aligned holes and slots are placed in these walls with each set having a uniquely different hole and slot arrangement. The pin can be inserted through any one set of holes and slots to couple a desired number of weights together for use.
Claims15
An exercise weight system having an adjustable exercise resistance or mass, which comprises:
- (a) a plurality of individual weights having overlying portions;
- (b) a plurality of sets of aligned holes and slots placed in the overlying portions, wherein each set has a unique arrangement of holes and slots;
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- (c) a connecting pin selectively insertable through any one set of holes and slots to select for use a particular weight or weights as determined by the hole and slot arrangement in the set through which the pin passes.
An exercise weight system having an adjustable exercise mass, which comprises:
- (a) a plurality of individual weights each having a vertically extending surface with the vertically extending surfaces on the weights being arranged to overlie one another;
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- (b) connecting means passing through the overlying surfaces for selecting a particular weight or weights for use, whereby the total exercise mass is determined by how many weights have been selected for use, and wherein the connecting means comprises:
- (i) a plurality of sets of aligned holes and slots provided in the overlying surfaces;
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- (ii) an elongated connecting pin passing through any one set of holes and slots to select for use a particular weight or weights as determined by the hole and slot arrangement in the set through which the pin passes.
An exercise weight system having an adjustable exercise mass, which comprises:
- (a) a plurality of individual weights having channels that are progressively narrower than one another to allow the channels of the weights to be nested inside of one another, the channels forming at least a group of overlying first walls and a group of overlying second walls;
- (b) a plurality of sets of aligned holes and slots provided in the first walls and second walls of the channels;
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- (c) an elongated connecting pin spanning across the channels between the first and second walls thereof, the connecting pin being received in any one set of holes and slots in the first and second walls to allow a particular number of weights to form the exercise mass depending upon the hole and slot arrangement in the set through which the pin passes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.