Patent ID: 7387596

Claim:
A selectorized dumbbell, which comprises: (a) a handle; (b) a plurality of weights that can be nested together forming a nested first stack of weight plates and a nested second stack of weight plates, the first and second stacks of weight plates being separated by a gap that is large enough to accommodate at least a portion of the handle therebetween; (c) a selector movable by the user between different positions to allow a desired number of weight plates from each of the first and second stacks to be coupled to either end of the handle when the handle portion is located in the gap between the first and second stacks and the selector is manipulated by the user; and (d) wherein each weight comprises: (i) at least one weight plate having a height and a width; and (ii) a carrier to which each weight plate is removably attached, wherein the carrier extends over at least half the height of the weight plate when the weight plate is attached thereto.