Patent ID: 9248335
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: A63B

Claim Text:
1. A rotating barbell support for supporting a barbell at a weight bench comprising: a support frame having a front and a rear and comprising at least one front leg and one rear leg; a first post extending upward vertically from a bottom end to a top end, proximate the rear of the support frame; a second post extending upward vertically from a bottom end to a top end, proximate the rear of the support frame; a horizontal axle having a first end and a second end, the horizontal axle being interposed between the first post and the second post, such that the first end of the horizontal axle is engaged with the bottom end of the first post, and the second end of the horizontal axle is engaged with the bottom end of the second post; a first biasing member located at a location where the first end of the horizontal axle engages with the bottom end of the first post; a second biasing member located at a location where the second end of the horizontal axle engages with the bottom end of the second post; the first biasing member being configured to rotate about a horizontal axis, the first post having at least one barbell holder for supporting the barbell proximate the top end of the first post; and the second biasing member being configured to rotate about the horizontal axis, the second post having at least one barbell holder for supporting the barbell proximate the top end of the second post; wherein when the barbell is removed from the rotating barbell support the first and second biasing members move the posts in a rearward direction from a tilted forward position to a tilted rearward position.