Flat dumbbells that may be clustered in various combinations and held together by the user's grip

• US 8,007,416 B2
• Filed: 10/03/2010
• Issued: 08/30/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/04/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Daniel Arlie
• Original Assignee: Daniel Arlie
• Inventors: Arlie, Daniel
• Primary Examiner(s): Thanh; Loan
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ganesan; Sundhara
• Application Number:
  US12/896,909
• Publication Number:
  US 20110082017A1
• Time in Patent Office: 331 Days
• Field of Search: 482/44, 482/49, 482/50, 482/92, 482/93, 482/106, 482/108
• US Class Current: 482/108
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/00065 by increasing or reducing the number of resistance units
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0601 Special physical structures of used masses
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0605 with boxes, baskets or the like for stacking loose weights therein
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/075 with variable weights , e.g. weight systems with weight selecting means for bar-bells or dumb-bells

Abstract

A rigid adjustable hand weight system for use in physical fitness exercise consisting of a rigid flat handle portion with rigid flat weight members disposed on either end whose size and shape are such that two or more units may be bundled together and held within the user'"'"'s hand secured together by the user'"'"'s grip. Each unit may be held singularly or in a group with one or more other units in various combinations to create a hand weight bundle of the desired poundage. For instance, units weighing 2, 3 and 4 pounds may be lifted singularly or combined as necessary to create 5, 6, 7 and 9 pound weight combinations as the user desires. Eliminated is the need for fasteners such as screws, pins or other means since the user'"'"'s grip provides the force that keeps the units bundled together. This allows for quicker changing of the weight being lifted as the user can simply pick up or put down the number of units required to achieve the desired lift weight rather than adding or removing weight plates to or from a single connecting device and securing them by mechanical means.

Claims

1. A rigid hand weight comprising:

a rigid, substantially flat handle portion sized and shaped such that two or more handles from other units may fit in the user'"'"'s hand at the same time further comprising;

a rigid weighted portion disposed on either end of each handle portion, the rigid weighted portion having substantially the same thickness as the handle portion and extending in the same plane as the handle portion and further shaped to stack with two or more similar weighted portions of other units when their respective handles are brought together in the user'"'"'s hand further comprising;

a rigid segmented hand weight that is held together by the user'"'"'s grip when the handle portions are clustered together within the user'"'"'s hand.