Quick release ratcheting apparatus for a weight lift bar system
First Claim
1. A quick-release mechanism apparatus for a weight lifting bar, said weight lifting bar having at least two ends, said apparatus comprising:
- a receiving end, said receiving end being fixedly attached to said end of said weight lifting bar;
a keyed protrusion member, said keyed protrusion member having a geometric cross-section, a hollowed portion therein, a channel, a front end and a back end, said hollowed portion having a hollowed back end and a hollowed front end, said front end being fixedly attached to said receiving end with an attachment means;
a plurality of individual weight components, said individual weight components having an aperture located approximately in the center thereof, said aperture having a geometric configuration approximately the same as said geometric cross-section and a plurality of aperture teeth on at least one internal surface, wherein said aperture can readily receive said keyed protrusion member;
a quick-release handle, said quick-release handle being pivotally mounted within said receiving end; and
a ratchet mechanism, said ratchet mechanism being attached to said hollowed portion of said keyed protrusion member.
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Abstract
A quick-release ratcheting mechanism for a weight lifting bar system. The present invention utilizes a ratcheting device in conjunction with ratchet teeth which are located on the inside surface of an aperture of individual weight components. As such, when the individual weight components are placed onto the present invention, the present invention ratcheting system engages the weight component teeth, subsequently creating a fixed and secure engagement. If the user desires to remove the individual weight component, a quick-release handle disengages the ratchet mechanism and allows free removal of an individual weight component. As a further feature the present invention, the preferred embodiment incorporates a unique passive interlocking means between each adjacently placed individual weight component and a unique geometric configuration which enhances the stability of the present invention.
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1. A quick-release mechanism apparatus for a weight lifting bar, said weight lifting bar having at least two ends, said apparatus comprising:
- a receiving end, said receiving end being fixedly attached to said end of said weight lifting bar;
a keyed protrusion member, said keyed protrusion member having a geometric cross-section, a hollowed portion therein, a channel, a front end and a back end, said hollowed portion having a hollowed back end and a hollowed front end, said front end being fixedly attached to said receiving end with an attachment means;
a plurality of individual weight components, said individual weight components having an aperture located approximately in the center thereof, said aperture having a geometric configuration approximately the same as said geometric cross-section and a plurality of aperture teeth on at least one internal surface, wherein said aperture can readily receive said keyed protrusion member;
a quick-release handle, said quick-release handle being pivotally mounted within said receiving end; and
a ratchet mechanism, said ratchet mechanism being attached to said hollowed portion of said keyed protrusion member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- a receiving end, said receiving end being fixedly attached to said end of said weight lifting bar;
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