US4564194A
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Exercise apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1985-04-08
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Granted: 1986-01-14
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Expires: 2005-04-08
Abstract
Abstract A weight lifting station including a pair of guide posts for guiding a barbell assembly in a vertical direction. The barbell assembly includes a weight bar, a sleeve telescoped over the weight bar and stop pins attached to the sleeve, where during rotation of the sleeve the stop pin can pivotally engage the guide posts through holes provided along the length of the guide post.
Inventors
- 👤 Fred Dawson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 07:12
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B23/00; A63B21/00; A63B21/06; A63B21/062; A63B21/0626; A63B21/15; A63B21/151; A63B21/154; A63B2208/00; A63B2208/02; A63B2208/0285; A63B23/02; A63B23/0205; A63B23/0211
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
100 words
A weight lifting station comprising: a pair of separated, substantially vertical guide posts; elongated, substantially horizontal bar means adapted to receive one or more exercise weights extending between said guide posts and having an axis of rotation; means attaching said bar means to said guide posts such that said bar means may reciprocate in a direction parallel to said guide posts and may at least partially rotate around said axis; and pivotal stop means attached to said bar means for engaging at least one of said guide posts, said stop means being operated by a rotation of said bar means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
100 words
A weight lifting station comprising: a pair of separated, substantially vertical guide posts; elongated, substantially horizontal bar means adapted to receive one or more exercise weights extending between said guide posts and having an axis of rotation; means attaching said bar means to said guide posts such that said bar means may reciprocate in a direction parallel to said guide posts and may at least partially rotate around said axis; and pivotal stop means attached to said bar means for engaging at least one of said guide posts, said stop means being operated by a rotation of said bar means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
A weight lifting station as recited in claim 1 further comprising base means attached to lower ends of said pair of guide posts, said base means being in contact with a floor surface; and upper brace means attached to upper ends of said pair of guide posts.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A weight lifting station as recited in claim 2 wherein said base means includes a main base portion, and means for attaching said main base portion an immobile surface.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
58 words
A weight lifting station as recited in claim 3 wherein said immobile surface is vertical to said floor surface; and wherein said weight lifting station further comprises incline support means attached to said immobile surface, and an incline board having a first end engagable with said support means and a second end adapted to contact said floor surface.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
50 words
A weight lifting station as recited in claim 4 wherein said incline support means includes a mounting bracket attached to said immobile surface, a T bar pivotally attached at its base to said mounting bracket, and means for setting the angular position of said T bar relative said mounting bracket.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
A weight lifting station as recited in claim 2 wherein said base means includes a stabilizing assembly adapted to support at least one stabilizing weight.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
A weight lifting station as recited in claim 2 wherein said upper brace means includes a support beam assembly provided with four inversion posts adapted to engage the feet of a user for inversion exercises.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
60 words
A weight lifting station as recited in claim 2 wherein said upper brace means includes a support beam assembly provided with pulley means; and wherein said weight lifting station further comprises a pull-bar, and an elongated cable trained over said pulley means and attached at one end to said pull bar and at its other end to said bar means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
A weight lifting station as recited in claim 1 wherein said pair of vertical guide posts are each provided with a plurality of vertically spaced apertures.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
A weight lifting station as recited in claim 9 further comprising at least one fixed stop member selectively engagable with said vertically spaced apertures.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
80 words
A weight lifting station as recited in claim 9 wherein said pivotal stop means includes a pair of L shaped stop pins associated, one each, with said pair of support posts, said stop pins having one leg attached to a rotatable sleeve of said bar means that is telescoped over a non-rotatable bar of said bar means, whereby the other end of said "L" shaped stop pins can be caused to engage or disengage said apertures by rotating said sleeve.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
44 words
A weight lifting station as recited in claim 2 wherein said sliders are provided with slide bearings; and wherein said weight lifting station further comprises springs disposed around the lower ends of said support posts to prevent said sliders from contacting said base means.
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