Patent ID: 7381167
Filing Date: 2008-06-03
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A dumbbell comprising: an angled handle bar having first and second ends, a grasping portion between said first and second ends, said grasping portion having a longitudinal axis occupying a handle plane; and at least one first weight mounted to the first end of said angled handle bar and at least one second weight mounted to the second end of said angled handle bar, wherein each weight has a center point substantially bisected by the handle plane, wherein each weight has a weight plane that is substantially parallel to each other, and each weight plane is perpendicular to the handle plane, wherein the longitudinal axis of said angled handle bar intersects each weight plane at a non-perpendicular angle so that the longitudinal axis intersects said first weight at a first point at a first side of its center point and intersects said second weight at a second side of its center point that is diametrically opposite the first point, wherein a user's hand in a neutral wrist position may grasp the grasping portion of the angled handle bar such that the first end of the angled handle bar is further away from the user than the second end of the angled handle bar, the handle plane is substantially parallel to the user's forearm, and each weight plane is substantially parallel to the user's forearm, so that interference between the weights and the user's forearm is minimized during exercise movement.