US 5,957,818 A · Squat rack

Abstract

A squat rack is provided for supporting a bar of weights on a person's neck and shoulders during a squatting exercise. The squat rack includes a neck member arranged to rest on a base of a person's neck and a back member spaced below the neck member being arranged to rest across the person's back. A pair of shoulder members are connected between the neck and back members near respective ends of each of the members. Each shoulder member extends upwards past the neck member and curves forward following an arc arranged to rest on one of the shoulders to terminate at an end extending downwards. A pair of handles are mounted on the respective ends of the shoulder members. A pair of spacer members extend upwards from respective ends of the neck member for mounting a bar support member thereon. The bar support member extends laterally outwards past the respective ends of the neck member. A pair of clamps are mounted at respective ends of the bar support member for securing the bar of weights thereon.

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Dependent claims

A squat rack for supporting a bar of weights on a person's neck and shoulders during a squatting exercise, the squat rack comprising;

a neck member having a curved main portion arranged to rest on a base of the person's neck and a pair of end portions each extending from an end of the main portion and being arranged to rest on the person's shoulders;
a back member spaced below the neck member and being arranged to extend across the person's back;
a pair of shoulder members having:
a first portion extending upwards from the back member at a position near a respective end of the back member to the neck member at a position near a respective end of the neck member;
a second portion extending upwards at a first end from an end of the corresponding first portion and curving forwards following an arc arranged to rest on one of the respective shoulders of the person to terminate at a second end extending downwards;
and
a third portion extending downwards and forwards from the second end of the second portion in the form of a handle for gripping;
a bar support member mounted on the neck member and extending laterally outwards past respective ends of the neck member;
and
bar securing means for securing the bar of free weights to the bar support member.

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A squat rack for supporting a bar of weights on a person's neck and shoulders during a squatting exercise, the squat rack comprising;

a neck member arranged to rest on a base of the person's neck and on the person's shoulders;
a curved back member spaced below the neck member and being arranged to extend across an upper portion of the person's back such that the back member does not interfere with a crouching movement of the person;
a pair of shoulder members having:
a first portion extending upwards from the back member at a position near a respective end of the back member to the neck member at a position near a respective end of the neck member;
a second portion extending upwards at a first end from an end of the corresponding first portion and curving forwards following an arc arranged to rest on one of the respective shoulders of the person to terminate at a second end extending downwards;
and
a third portion extending downwards and forwards from the second end of the second portion in the form of a handle for gripping;
a bar support member mounted on the neck member and extending laterally outwards past respective ends of the neck member;
and
bar securing means for securing the bar of free weights to the bar support member.

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A squat rack for supporting a bar of weights on a person's neck and shoulders during a squatting exercise, the squat rack comprising;

a neck member arranged to rest on a base of the person's neck and on the person's shoulders;
a back member spaced below the neck member and being arranged to extend across the person's back;
a pair of shoulder members having:
a first portion extending upwards from the back member at a position near a respective end of the back member to the neck member at a position near a respective end of the neck member;
a second portion extending upwards at a first end from an end of the corresponding first portion and curving forwards following an arc arranged to rest on one of the respective shoulders of the person to terminate at a second end extending downwards;
and
a third portion extending downwards and forwards from the second end of the second portion in the form of a handle, the handles being arranged to extend from the respective second portions at an incline away from each other for gripping the handles comfortably;
a bar support member mounted on an above the neck member and extending laterally outwards past respective ends of the neck member;
and
bar securing means for securing the bar of free weights to the bar support member.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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