Claims
- 1. An adjustable dumbbell, which comprises:
- (a) a handle;
- (b) a plurality of weight plates arranged in two longitudinally spaced apart stacks with each stack having a plurality of weight plates therein; and
- (c) a single connection member which is selectively movable by the user for simultaneously coupling a selected number of weight plates from each stack thereof to the handle.
- 2. The adjustable dumbbell of claim 1, wherein the connection member is configured to simultaneously couple the same number of weight plates from each stack thereof to the handle.
- 3. The adjustable dumbbell of claim 2, wherein the connection member is configured to couple the weight plates from each stack thereof to the handle in a manner that begins with an innermost weight plate in each stack and proceeds outwardly to an outermost weight plate in each stack.
- 4. The adjustable dumbbell of claim 1, wherein the connection member is configured to couple the weight plates from each stack thereof to the handle in a manner that begins with an innermost weight plate in each stack and proceeds outwardly to an outermost weight plate in each stack.
- 5. The adjustable dumbbell of claim 1, wherein the connection member is simultaneously movable into different positions relative to the handle to select the desired number of weight plates that are coupled from each stack thereof to the handle.
- 6. The adjustable dumbbell of claim 5, wherein one side of the connection member operatively engages the weight plates in one of the stacks and the other side of the connection member operatively engages the weight plates in the other stack to couple the weight plates in each stack to the handle.
- 7. The adjustable dumbbell of claim 1, wherein each stack comprises at least three weight plates.
- 8. An adjustable dumbbell, which comprises:
- (a) a handle;
- (b) a plurality of weight plates arranged in two longitudinally spaced apart stacks with each stack having at least three weight plates therein; and
- (c) at least one connection member which is selectively movable by the user for simultaneously coupling a selected number of weight plates from each stack thereof to the handle in a manner that begins with an innermost weight plate in each stack and proceeds outwardly to an outermost weight plate in each stack.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/099,612, filed Jun. 19, 1998, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/678,468, filed Jul. 3, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,769,762, and which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/610,512, filed Mar. 4, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,779,604, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/186,937, filed Feb. 2, 1994, abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/013,785, filed Feb. 5, 1993, abandoned.
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