Patent ID: 7572212
Filing Date: 2009-08-11
Classification: A63B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A portable weightlifting apparatus comprising: (a) an elongated housing that is separable into at least two axial segments; (b) a first aperture formed in the housing adjacent a first end of the housing; (c) at least one weight slidably disposed within the housing; (d) a flexible member extending from said at least one weight through the first aperture and terminating in a user interface outside of the housing; (e) a first pulley mounted to the housing adjacent the first aperture for operatively engaging the flexible member; (f) a second pulley for operatively engaging the flexible member between the first pulley and the user interface; (g) a second aperture formed in the housing adjacent a second end of the housing for allowing access to said at least one weight, the second aperture being large enough for said at least one weight to pass through; and (h) a removable cover positioned over the second aperture, the cover comprising a shim and a retaining collar slidably mounted around an exterior of the housing for slidably engaging the housing.