Safe grip weights
First Claim
1. A weight plate for mounting on a barbell or dumbbell, comprising:
- a) a weight plate body having a central bore extending through said weight plate body;
b) a first and second opening located in-line with said central bore and sized to accommodate a human hand;
c) an inner face, said inner face of said weight plate body having a rim edge terminating at said first and second openings;
d) an outer face, said outer face of said weight plate body having a rim edge extending outwardly from said weight plate body and located at the outer perimeter of said weight plate face and wherein said rim edge is continuous about the perimeter of said outer face; and
,e) a barbell grip located at the termination of said inner rim edge and adjacent said first and second openings and said outer rim edge.
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Abstract
This design is placed and or positioned in the periphery of weight creating a semi-protective and semi-recessed area for insertion of a hand or hand like device. The size and shape of the area reduces the potential for unattended and damaging interaction between the hand and its digits or the hand-like devices and the sides of the mass. The curvature of the area along with the width being of sufficient size to facilitate grasping during human interaction of the opening are purposefully designed to ergonomically fit the hand and or hand like device for a plurality of uses. The functionality of the device is to generally distribute the stress and forces applied to the point of interaction between the human user and the contact area of the heavy and or cumbersome object. Substantially increasing the controllability during mass manipulation by purposeful human interaction. The depth of the barbell weight grip must be large enough to accommodate the thickness of the average adult human hand and ranges in most case from 1–3 inches. It may be reduced or enlarged during manufacture as necessary to accommodate non-average size users.
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25 Claims
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1. A weight plate for mounting on a barbell or dumbbell, comprising:
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a) a weight plate body having a central bore extending through said weight plate body; b) a first and second opening located in-line with said central bore and sized to accommodate a human hand; c) an inner face, said inner face of said weight plate body having a rim edge terminating at said first and second openings; d) an outer face, said outer face of said weight plate body having a rim edge extending outwardly from said weight plate body and located at the outer perimeter of said weight plate face and wherein said rim edge is continuous about the perimeter of said outer face; and
,e) a barbell grip located at the termination of said inner rim edge and adjacent said first and second openings and said outer rim edge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A weight plate for mounting on a barbell or dumbbell, comprising:
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a) a weight plate body having a central bore extending through said weight plate body; b) a first opening radially located in relation to said central bore and sized to accommodate a human hand; c) a second opening radially located in relation to said central bore and sized to accommodate a human hand; d) an inner face, said inner face of said weight plate body having a rim edge terminating at said first and second openings; e) an outer face, said outer face of said weight plate body having a rim edge extending outwardly from said weight plate body and located at the outer perimeter of said weight plate face and wherein said rim edge is continuous about the perimeter of said outer face; and
,e) a barbell grip located at the termination of said inner rim edge and adjacent said first and second openings and said outer rim edge. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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