Patent Application
20230191227
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The disclosure relates to exercise weight holding device and more particularly pertains to a new exercise weight holding device for placing dumbbells in a location that they can be easily gripped and used while performing other exercises. The device will also position the dumbbells in a vertically spaced position relative to a floor surface to prevent the requirement that a user bend over to retrieve the dumbbells.
The prior art relates to exercise weight holding devices that are mountable on other exercise equipment. While such devices allow for the vertical storage of an exercise weight, their limitations to movement of the weights while either being used or stored has been limited.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a platform having an upper surface and a lower surface. The upper surface is configured for receiving the dumbbell. A mount is removably attached to a post has a vertical orientation. An arm is attached to and extends between the mount and the platform. The platform is pivotally coupled to the arm and the mount is pivotally coupled to the arm.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
As best illustrated in
A mount 24 is removably attached to a post 26 most often having a vertical orientation. However, the mount 24 and post 26 may each being angled such that the platform 12 is at a horizontal or other desired angle. The post 26 will typically be mounted to or comprise a supporting element of exercise equipment. Thus, the post 26 may comprise a support pillar for a squat rack or the base of the squat rack. Weight stacks mounted within pulley systems will also often include the types of vertically orientated supports that may be utilized as the post 26. While any post 26 of high strength and durability may be used, squat racks may be preferred due to their stability, relative position of convenience to a person exercising, and typically include aligned apertures 28 which can be utilized for attachment purposes. The mount 24 includes a sleeve 30 for receiving the post 26. In one embodiment, the mount 24 comprises a bracket 32 including a front wall 34 and a pair of lateral walls 36 attached to and extending away from the front wall 34. The post 26 is positioned between the lateral walls 36 and a fastener 38 extends through each of the lateral walls 36 to releasably secure the mount 24 to the post 26. The fastener 38 may be used frictionally tighten the lateral walls 36 to the post 26, and/or the fastener 38 may be extended through the post 26. Some embodiments may include a single fastener 38, functioning as a pin, that is extendable through the mount 24 and one of the apertures 28. The sleeve 30 may include a complete tube having a rectangular shape for engaging similarly shaped posts 26 of squat racks or may be cylindrical as shown in
An arm 40 is attached to and extends between the mount 24 and the platform 12. The platform 12 is pivotally coupled to the arm 40 and the mount 24 is also pivotally coupled to the arm 40. This ability to pivot in two locations allows the user to manipulate the exercise weight, such as the dumbbell 18, relative to the arm 40 while also moving the arm 40 relative to the post 26. Thus, the platform 12 can be moved out of the way when not needed or moved and rotated relative to a user's body to place the dumbbell 18 in a location convenient for a particular exercise. Typically, the arm 40 extends laterally away from the mount a distance between 4 inches and 36 inches, though this measurement may vary depending on a distance between posts 26, as shown in
A hinge 42 is attached to the mount 24 and is also attached to a proximal end 44 of the arm 40 with respect to the mount 24. The hinge 42 is vertically orientated and will typically be mounted on an exterior surface of the mount 42, and, more specifically, on the front wall 34 if the mount 24 has a rectangular or U-shaped configuration. The hinge 42 may be any conventional hinge. A T-hinge may be utilized as shown in
A spindle 46 rotatably engages the platform 12 with the arm 40 distal to the mount 24. The spindle 46 is vertically orientated and is attached to and extends downwardly from the lower surface 16. The proximal end 48 of the arm 40 comprises a tube receiving the spindle 46. The platform 12 is rotatable 360° with respect to the proximal end 48. A restrictor 50 may be mechanically coupled to the hinge 42 and is actuated to restrict pivoting of the arm 40 relative to the mount 24. Additionally, a locking member 52 may be mechanically coupled to the spindle 46 and is actuated to restrict pivoting of the platform 12 relative to the arm 40. The locking member 52 and restrictor 50 may be any conventional mechanical structure utilized to restrict rotation of the arm 40 or platform 12. As shown in the Figures, this may include, for example, a threaded rod extending into the hinge 42 or proximal end 48 that is rotated with a knob to frictionally engage the spindle 46 or pin of the hinge 42 to prevent rotation, though other conventional and analogous locking/redistricting structures utilized.
In the embodiment of
In use, the mount 24 is attached to the post 26 and this may be effected as described above and is dependent on the type of post 26 being utilized. Should the post 26 be of the type used for squat racks, or other similarly elongated vertical type posts, the mount 24 may be vertically positioned where needed. This vertical position of the mount 24 may be altered as needed and will place the dumbbell 18 at a height to prevent the need to constantly bend over to retrieve the dumbbell 18. The platform 12 is thereafter positioned where desired relative to the post 26 to facilitate either storage of the dumbbell 18 or to facilitate the dumbbell's 18 usage. The dumbbell 18 may be of the type including variable weight selection allowing the user to essentially store many weight options in a conveniently positioned location.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
