Weight lifting safety frame for exercising

Claim 2

A weight lifting safety frame comprising: (a) a pair of upright horizontally spaced standards; each of said standards having an upper and a lower end and inner and outer surfaces, said inner surfaces being in opposed facing relationship; (b) a pair of horizontally spaced bases for engaging a support surface; each of said bases attached to a respective standard lower end; (c) a pair of rods positioned near the lower ends of the standards; each of said rods extending outwardly from a respective standard outer surface; (d) a plurality of weighted plates; each said plate having an aperture therethrough for slidably receiving and being supported by only a respective rod; and (e) said standard upper ends being interconnected by a generally horizontally aligned upper bar; said upper bar having a pair of opposed ends, each said end being attached to a respective standard upper end; said frame being liftable by a person grasping said upper bar intermediate said standard upper ends.

Claim 3

A safety frame as set forth in claim 1 wherein: (a) each said base has a longitudinal configuration with opposed first and second ends; and (b) each said base is attached to a respective standard intermediate said ends and substantially perpendicular to said respective standard.

Claim 4

A safety frame as set forth in claim 2 wherein: (a) said bases are generally parallel; and (b) the distance between the juncture of a standard and respective base and either distal end of the respective base is substantially greater than the distance between said juncture and the location of the respective rod associated with the standard.

Claim 5

A safety frame as set forth in claim 2 which includes: (a) each of said bases including: (1) a flat portion for engaging a substantially horizontal surface; and (2) a wall portion extending upwardly from said flat portion; and (b) attachment means for attaching each said base wall portion to a respective standard lower end.

Claim 6

A safety frame as set forth in claim 1 which includes: (a) a pair of upper rods; each of said rods attached to a respective standard at a position intermediate said upper end and said lower end thereof and extending inwardly from said inner surface of said respective standard; (b) whereby said exercising apparatus is liftable by a person grasping said upper rods.

Claim 7

A safety frame as set forth in claim 5 which includes: (a) a lower bar having opposed ends; (b) a bore extending into each respective said lower bar end; and (c) each of said bores being adapted for receiving a respective rod whereby each said lower bar end is connected to a respective standard and said lower bar extends between said inner surfaces of respective standards; (d) whereby said safety frame is liftable by a person grasping said lower bar.

Claim 8

A safety frame as set forth in claim 1 wherein: (a) each of said standard upper and lower ends has an aperture respectively therethrough; and (b) each of said upper bar ends extends through a respective standard upper end aperture; and (c) each of said lower rods extends through a respective standard lower end aperture.

Claim 9

A safety frame as set forth in claim 1 wherein: (a) each of said standards has an aperture intermediate said standard upper and lower ends; and (b) each of said apertures receives a respective upper bar end therethrough.

Claim 10

A safety frame as set forth in claim 1 wherein: (a) each of said standards includes apertures intermediate said standard upper and lower ends for receiving a respective upper rod therein.

Claim 11

A safety frame as set forth in claim 1 which includes: (a) a pair of extensions; each extension being attached to a respective standard upper end; and wherein (b) each of said upper bar ends is attached to a respective extension; said upper bar thereafter being positioned in spaced relation to said standard upper ends.

Claim 12

A safety frame as set forth in claim 1 wherein: (a) each of said standard upper ends has a plurality of apertures associated therewith; (b) each of said apertures being adapted for receiving a respective end of said upper bar therethrough; (c) each of said standard upper ends including a slot interconnecting said apertures associated therewith; and (d) each of said upper bar ends being adapted for sliding within a respective slot from a first of said apertures to a second of said apertures.

Claim 13

A safety frame as set forth in claim 1 which includes: (a) a pair of sections being pivotally attached to each of said standard upper ends; and (b) each pair of said sections being rotatable from an open position for receiving a respective end of said bar to a closed position for securing a respective end of said upper bar; and (c) latch means for securing each respective pair of sections in said closed position.

Claim 14

A weight lifting safety frame comprising: (a) a pair of spaced standards each having an inner surface and an outer surface and an upper end with an aperture therethrough and a lower end with an aperture therethrough; (b) said inner surfaces being in facing relationship; (c) a pair of longitudinal bases each having a first and a second end and attached intermediate said first and second ends to a respective standard lower end; (d) a pair of lower rods each extending through a respective standard lower end aperture and extending from the respective standard outer surface; (e) a pair of weighted plates each having an aperture therethrough for slidably receiving a respective lower rod; (f) a pair of upper rods each extending through an aperture positioned intermediate said upper and lower ends of a respective standard, each said rod extending from the inner surface of a respective standard; said frame being liftable by a person grasping said upper rods; and (g) said standard upper ends being adapted for being interconnected by a generally horizontally aligned upper bar having a pair of opposed ends each extending through a respective said standard upper end aperture, said frame being liftable by a person grasping said upper bar.

Claim 15

A weight lifting safety frame comprising: (a) a pair of spaced standards each having an inner surface and an outer surface and an upper end with an aperture therethrough and a lower end with an aperture therethrough; (b) said inner surfaces being in facing relationship; (c) a pair of longitudinal bases each having a first and a second end and attached intermediate said first and second ends to a respective standard lower end; (d) a pair of lower rods each extending through a respective standard lower end aperture and extending from the respective standard outer surface; (e) a pair of weighted plates each having an aperture therethrough for slidably receiving a respective lower rod; (f) a pair of upper rods each extending through an aperture positioned intermediate said upper and lower ends of a respective standard, each said rod extending from the inner surface of a respective standard; said frame being liftable by a person grasping said upper rods; and (g) said standard upper ends being adapted for being interconnected by a generally horizontally aligned upper bar having a pair of opposed ends each extending through a respective said standard upper end aperture, said frame being liftable by a person grasping said upper bar.

Claim 16

A frame as set forth in claim 13 wherein: (a) each said lower rod extends through and supports a plurality of said plates in juxtaposed position.

Claim 17

A frame as set forth in claim 13 which includes: (a) a pair of extensions each attached to a respective upper end of a respective said standard; and (a) each of said ends of said bar being attached to a respective extension.

Claim 18

A safety frame for supporting a plurality of weighted plates each having an aperture therethrough, which comprises: (a) a pair of upright horizontally spaced standards each having an upper and a lower end and a surface; (b) a pair of horizontally spaced bases for engaging a support surface, each of said bases being attached to a respective standard lower end; (c) a pair of rods each extending outwardly from a respective standard surface in close-spaced relation above said standard lower most end, said rods each being slidably receivable in a respective weighted plate aperture whereby a weighted plate is mounted on said safety frame by only said rods; and (d) a generally horizontally aligned upper bar interconnecting said standard upper ends, said upper bar having a pair of opposed ends each attached to a respective standard upper end; (e) said frame being liftable by a person grasping said upper bar intermediate said standard upper ends.

Claim 19

A safety frame for supporting a plurality of weighted plates each having an aperture therethrough, which comprises: (a) a pair of upright horizontally spaced standards each having an upper and a lower end and a surface; (b) a pair of horizontally spaced bases for engaging a support surface, each of said bases being attached to a respective standard lower end; (c) a pair of rods each extending outwardly from a respective standard surface in close-spaced relation above said standard lower most end, said rods each being slidably receivable in a respective weighted plate aperture whereby a weighted plate is mounted on said safety frame by only said rods; and (d) a generally horizontally aligned upper bar interconnecting said standard upper ends, said upper bar having a pair of opposed ends each attached to a respective standard upper end; (e) said frame being liftable by a person grasping said upper bar intermediate said standard upper ends.

Claim 20

A safety frame as set forth in claim 16 which includes: (a) each of said spaced standards having an inner surface and an outer surface; (b) said inner surfaces being in facing relationship; and (c) each of said rods extending outwardly from a respective said standard outer surface.

Claim 21

A safety frame as set forth in claim 16 which includes: (a) each said standard having a plurality of spaced apertures, each of said apertures being adapted for receiving said upper bar therethrough.