Patent ID: 8617035

Claim:
An exercise device, comprising an elongate bar, the bar having a pair of end regions, a pair of opposed end portions each associated with a corresponding end region, each end portion having a body with a first exterior surface region, each body having one of a pair of opposed first end faces, one or more weighted segments, each for removable attachment to the bar and/or a corresponding end portion in an operative position, each weighted segment having a second end face, the first and second faces abutting one another in the operative position, each weighted segment having a second exterior surface region , the second exterior surface region being configured to be complementary with the first exterior surface region, the first end face including at least one first surface formation, each weighted segment including a second surface formation complementary with the first surface formation in order for the weighted segment and the end portion to form a positive engagement at the abutting first and second end faces, a removably attachable harness portion for holding an outermost of the one or more weighted segment in the operative position, the removably attachable harness including a distal portion for engaging a third end face on the outermost weighted segment and a plurality of straps extending from the distal portion to the end portion for securing the harness portion.