Patent ID: 6099447
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
An exercise device, comprising:a belt having opposite first and second ends and a longitudinal axis extending between said ends;a pair of cable retracting devices being coupled to said belt and each comprising a housing and a cable being retractably extended from said housing; anda pair of handles being coupled to free ends of said cables;wherein each of said handles is tubular and wherein each of said handles is tubular and has a lumen and an open top providing an opening into said lumen, a plurality of generally cylindrical weights being insertable in said lumens of said handles; andwherein said open top of each of said handles is threaded, each of said weights having a threaded portion for threadably engaging said open tops of said handles such that said threaded portion of said weights prevents movement of the said weight in relation to said handle thereby reducing chances of inadvertent muscle strain due to sudden weight shifting, wherein said weights have a cap portion mounted on an end of said threaded portion for closing of said lumen of said handle when said weight has engaged said handle such that interchanging of said weights requires only a single hand of the user.