Patent ID: 6689022
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A weight plate lifting apparatus comprising:a base member having a perimeter portion and a central portion, said base member being in the form of a horizontally oriented planar member which rests upon a supporting surface; an upright member attached to said base, said upright member having a user side and having a weight side and said upright member being attached to said base at a location on said perimeter portion of said base with said user side facing said perimeter portion and said weight portion facing said central portion of said base member; a generally horizontal weight plate arm member attached to said upright member, said arm member extending outwardly from said upright member in a first direction but not in an opposite direction whereby said arm member and said base member are spaced apart and generally parallel to one another and said arm member passes over said central portion of said base member, said base member also extending away from said upright member in said first direction but not in an opposite direction, whereby neither said base member nor said arm member extends outwardly in the direction of said user side; and a handle member attached to an upper portion of said upright member.