Patent ID: 6746379
Filing Date: 2004-06-08
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
An apparatus for safely supporting a barbell above a weight lifting bench comprising:a) first and second spaced, elongated uprights positionable on opposite sides of said bench, each of said uprights including a vertically adjustable barbell support having a raised position and a lowered position, and a hydraulic cylinder having a first end connected to said barbell support and a second end connected to said upright; b) an accumulator for storing hydraulic fluid under pressure, said accumulator having a housing with a floating piston within the housing dividing the housing into an air compartment and a hydraulic fluid compartment connected by fluid lines to said hydraulic cylinders; c) a foot-operated pump connected to said accumulator by an air line to pump air into said accumulator; and d) an actuator for controlling the flow of fluid from said accumulator to said hydraulic cylinders, whereby flow of fluid into said cylinders urges said supports toward their upright position.