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Patent US7794373 - Adjustable dumbbell system - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsA dumbbell is described including a handle having a grip and at least one end, an inner plate mounted on the handle adjacent the grip, in a fixed rotational orientation, a support plate rotationally mounted on the handle adjacent the inner plate, at least one collar rotationally mounted on the handle...http://www.google.com/patents/US7794373?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7794373 - Adjustable dumbbell systemAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7794373 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/579,122Publication dateSep 14, 2010Filing dateOct 14, 2009Priority dateJun 7, 2002Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN1674961A, CN100337706C, DE60337014D1, EP1539304A2, EP1539304A4, EP1539304B1, US7261678, US7553265, US7614982, US8002680, US20040005968, US20060211550, US20080039299, US20100035736, US20110003668, WO2003103777A2, WO2003103777A3Publication number12579122, 579122, US 7794373 B2, US 7794373B2, US-B2-7794373, US7794373 B2, US7794373B2InventorsDouglas A. Crawford, Patrick A. Warner, Eric D. Golesh, Edward L. Flick, Lopin WangOriginal AssigneeNautilus, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (106), Non-Patent Citations (2), Referenced by (5), Classifications (18), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetAdjustable dumbbell systemUS 7794373 B2Abstract A dumbbell is described including a handle having a grip and at least one end, an inner plate mounted on the handle adjacent the grip, in a fixed rotational orientation, a support plate rotationally mounted on the handle adjacent the inner plate, at least one collar rotationally mounted on the handle adjacent the support plate, and rotationally fixed with the support plate, a selector knob rotationally mounted on the handle adjacent the at least one collar, and rotationally fixed with the collar, a weight plate removably mounted on the handle adjacent the at least one collar, and a means for selectively securing the support plate to the inner plate to resist the rotation of the support plate, collar and selector knob with respect to the inner plate and handle.
3. The dumbbell base of claim 2, wherein the second member comprises a plunger.
4. The dumbbell base of claim 2, wherein the second member comprises an engagement shoulder.
5. The dumbbell base of claim 1, wherein the at least one portion comprises a recessed area.
22. The adjustable dumbbell apparatus of claim 21, wherein the base further comprises an engagement feature to engage the locking mechanism to deactuate the locking mechanism when the dumbbell is received in the base. Description
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/844,565 entitled �Adjustable Dumbbell System� filed on Aug. 24, 2007, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,614,982, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/456,977 entitled �Adjustable Dumbbell System� filed on Jun. 5, 2003, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,261,678, which claims the benefit of and priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/387,298 entitled �Adjustable Dumbbell System� filed on Jun. 7, 2002, U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/400,244 entitled �Adjustable Dumbbell System� filed on Jul. 31, 2002, and U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/400,894 entitled �Adjustable Dumbbell System� filed on Aug. 1, 2002, each of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE U.S. Design Application No. 29/164,826 titled �Adjustable Dumbbell� filed on Jul. 31, 2002, now U.S. Pat. No. D540,405, U.S. Design Application No. 29/164,931 titled �Adjustable Dumbbell Support Base� filed on Jul. 31, 2002, now U.S. Pat. No. D508,628, and U.S. Design Application No. 29/164,972 titled �Adjustable Dumbbell� filed on Aug. 1, 2002, now U.S. Pat. No. D540,894, are each hereby incorporated herein by reference.
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