Patent ID: 6902517
Filing Date: 2005-06-07
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A safety barbell weight comprising: a symmetrical weight having a front surface formed with a plurality of vertically aligned transverse apertures, a rear surface, a top formed with a concave arc, and a line of symmetry dividing said weight into a first half formed with a slot commencing at said top and having an inner wall and an outer wall and aligned with said plurality of transverse apertures and a second half formed with a similar slot commencing at said top and having an inner wall and an outer wall wherein said inner walls are closer to said line of symmetry than are said outer walls; a U-shaped collar having a first leg, an arch, and a second leg and slideably connected to said weight wherein said first leg slides into said slot of said first half of said weight, said arch forms a circular opening with said concave arc of said weight, and said second leg slides into said slot of said second half of said weight; a first collar foot formed with a groove bisected by a divider into an upper portion and a lower portion and connected to said first leg of said collar and slideably connected to said outer wall of said slot of said first half of said weight; a safety screw having a head and an end and connected to said front surface of said weight wherein said end of said screw passes through one of said plurality of transverse apertures in said front surface of said weight and said end resides in said upper portion of said groove in said first collar foot; a spring screw having a top, a middle, and an end, with a head forming the top of the screw, a spring forming the middle of the screw, and a ball forming the end of the screw and connected to said front surface of said weight wherein said ball end of said screw is inserted through one of said plurality of transverse apertures in said front surface of said weight located below said transverse aperture through which said safety screw passes and said ball resides in said upper portion of said groove in said first collar foot defining a closed position for said collar; and a second collar foot slideably connected to said outer wall of said slot of said second half of said weight and to said second leg of said collar.