Patent ID: 9586080
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: A63B

Claim:
1. A weighted stand for holding barbells, comprising: a first plate having a plurality of apertures and a second plate having a plurality of apertures; a rectangular weight member connecting the first plate and the second plate such that the first plate and the second plate are in parallel orientation relative to one another; wherein the rectangular weight member is configured to anchor and stabilize the weighted stand from tipping over; wherein the plurality of apertures on the first plate and the plurality of apertures on the second plate are aligned with another and disposed along a peripheral edge of the first plate and the second plate; a plurality of tubular members extending between the plurality of apertures on the first plate and the plurality of apertures between the second plate, the plurality of tubular members each having an open end and a hollow interior sized to receive a shaft of a barbell, the open end protruding from the first plate; wherein the plurality of tubular members extend perpendicularly relative to the first plate and the second plate; a mat portion disposed on a bottom side of the second plate, the mat portion having a material configured to prevent the weighted stand from sliding when positioned on a surface.