Patent ID: 9364703
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: A63B

Claim Text:
1. A multi-grip exercise weight apparatus, comprising: a bar handle having a bar handle axis, a first bar end, and a second bar end; a first weight plate attached to the first bar end, the first weight plate including a weight plate axis substantially co-linear with the bar handle axis and a hub pivotally attached to the bar handle about the bar handle axis, the hub having a first radius and a hub center plane extending perpendicularly through the weight plate axis; a first grip ring disposed on the first weight plate, the first grip ring having a second radius larger than the first radius, the first grip including a first grip ring center plane extending perpendicularly through the weight plate axis with the first grip ring center plane axially spaced from the hub center plane of the first weight plate; a first support spoke extending between the hub and the first grip ring; a second support spoke extending between the hub and the first grip ring; a first arcuate grip region defined on the first grip ring, the first arcuate grip region extending between the first and second support spokes; a first hand clearance opening defined radially between the first arcuate grip region and the hub and angularly between the first and second support spokes; and a first end handle attached to the first weight plate, the first end handle including an end handle grip region oriented substantially transverse to the weight plate axis and intersecting the bar handle axis.