Patent ID: 6315699
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A modified dumbbell system comprising:an extended handle having two ends, each of said ends terminating in an end weight;a pair of end weights and each of said end weights having two sides, of said two sides, a first side is mounted to an end of said handle and a second side includes a female connector capable of receiving an attachable insert assembly;a securement mechanism in the form of a spring-loaded release pin disposed within each of said end weights, each of said securement mechanisms having a head end and an insertable end, said head end being exposed within a recess at a peripheral exterior surface of said end weight thereby positioning said head end substantially flush to said peripheral exterior surface of said end weight when in a locking configuration, but available for manual operation;a pair of said attachable insert assemblies comprising a non-projected end and a male connector having two ends, a proximate end of said male connector being fixedly attached to said non-projected end and a distal end of said male connector having a protruding member capable of being disposed within each of said female connectors of said end weights; andsaid insertable ends of said securement mechanisms being introduced into a receiver in each of said end weights for releasable engagement with said cach of said male connectors of said insert assemblies.