Patent ID: 9339681
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: A63B

Claim Text:
1. A combination comprising: a weight plate having a bore hole formed therethrough and a locking cavity lying adjacent a first side of and communicating with said bore hole; and a post received through the bore hole of said weight plate so that said weight plate can be coupled to and lifted by said post, said weight plate also having a switch arm that is movable relative to said weight plate, a first end of said switch arm receiving a force for causing said switch arm to move in either a first direction to an unlocked position at which the weight plate is uncoupled from the post or in an opposite direction to a locked position at which the weight plate is coupled to the post so as to be lifted thereby, the opposite end of said switch arm being sized to move into locking engagement with said post within said bore hole and to extend completely through said bore hole for receipt by said locking cavity adjacent the first side of said bore hole when said switch arm is in said locked position; wherein the opposite end of said switch arm is a fork having opposing first and second fingers and a space lying between said first and second fingers, said first and second fingers extending completely through said bore hole for receipt by said locking cavity such that said post is located within said space between and engaged by said first and second fingers when said switch arm is moved to said locked position.