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US 9,943,719 B2Granted
Weight selector release mechanism
AssigneeICON Health & Fitness, Inc.
InventorsKent M. Smith, William T. Dalebout
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Abstract
A dumbbell assembly includes a cradle. The cradle includes a body, a trough defined in the body and sized to receive a weight of an adjustable dumbbell, an input mechanism incorporated into the body, and a selection mechanism incorporated into the body. The selection mechanism includes a selector that adjusts a connection of the weight with the adjustable dumbbell in response to a command received from the input mechanism.
Claims16
A dumbbell assembly, comprising:
- an adjustable dumbbell, the adjustable dumbbell including a support structure, a handle of the support structure, and a weight is selectively connected to the support structure;
- a cradle distinct from the adjustable dumbbell, the cradle comprising:
- a trough defined in the cradle and sized to receive a weight of the adjustable dumbbell;
- an input mechanism incorporated into the cradle;
- a selection mechanism incorporated into the cradle;
- the selection mechanism comprising:
- a selector positioned parallel to the weight when the weight is received by the trough;
- the selector adjusting a connection of the weight with the adjustable dumbbell in response to a command received from the input mechanism;
- the weight including an underside, a cradle opening defined in the underside, and a cavity within the weight and in communication with the cradle opening;
- wherein the selector protrudes into the cavity when the weight is received by the trough;
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- a linear actuator configured to change a distance that the selector protrudes into the cavity;
- wherein when the weight is connected to the support structure, the weight moves with the handle independent of the cradle when a user picks up the dumbbell assembly;
- and
- wherein when the weight is disconnected from the support structure, the weight remains stationary with the cradle and does not move with the support structure when the user picks up the dumbbell assembly.
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A cradle, comprising:
- a trough defined in the cradle and sized to receive at least one weight of an adjustable dumbbell and house at least one weight when disengaged from a support structure of the adjustable dumbbell;
- a selection mechanism incorporated into the cradle;
- an input mechanism in communication with the selection mechanism;
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- the selection mechanism comprising a selector arranged to adjust a connection of the weight;
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- a cavity defined in the weight;
- wherein when the at least one weight is connected to the support structure, the at least one weight moves with a handle of the adjustable dumbbell independent of the cradle when a user picks up the adjustable dumbbell;
- and
- wherein when the at least one weight is disconnected from the support structure, the weight remains stationary with the cradle and does not move with the support structure when the user picks up the adjustable dumbbell.
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A weight for attachment to a support structure of an adjustable dumbbell, comprising:
- a cavity in the weight for receiving a selector of a cradle that is capable of connecting or disconnecting the weight to the adjustable dumbbell;
- a cradle side that resides in a trough of a cradle when the weight is received into the trough;
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- a connection side, opposite the cradle side, the connection side connecting to the support structure of the adjustable dumbbell;
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- a cavity defined in the weight;
- wherein the selector comprises a rod that protrudes into the cavity when the adjustable dumbbell is docked in the cradle and a linear actuator that changes a distance that the selector protrudes into the cavity in response to a command from an input mechanism;
- wherein when the weight is connected to the support structure, the weight moves with the adjustable dumbbell independent of the cradle when a user picks up the adjustable dumbbell;
- and
- wherein when the weight is disconnected from the support structure, the weight remains stationary with the cradle and does not move with the adjustable dumbbell when the user picks up the adjustable dumbbell.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.