Patent ID: 7549951

Claim:
A portable hand-weight cradle apparatus for use by a person seated on a chair, comprising: a first cradle/base module which includes a base portion, a cradle portion including a concave well portion, and base-to-cradle connection means connected between said base portion and said cradle portion, a second cradle/base module which includes a base portion and a cradle portion including a concave well portion, and base-to-cradle connection means connected between said base portion and said cradle portion, and a first bridge member connected between said first cradle/base module and said second cradle/base module, said first bridge member being characterized by a bottom concave portion sized and configured to transversely straddle the thigh of a person seated in the chair without bearing weight on the person's thigh, said first bridge member including a pair of opposed flat ends that are secured to the first and second cradle portions of said first and second cradle/base modules via said respective base-to-cradle connection means, wherein said base portion of said first cradle/base module is adapted to engage the chair proximal to one side of the person's thigh with said concave well portion of said cradle portion of said first cradle/base module facing concave upward and wherein said base portion, of said second cradle/base module is adapted to engage the chair proximal to the other side of the person's thigh with said concave well portion of said cradle portion of said second cradle/base module facing concave upward such that a dumbbell having first and second opposed weight members may be supported on the chair with the first and second weight members of the dumbbell being cradled in the concave well portions of said first and second cradle portions of said first and second cradle/base modules, respectively, when the person is seated on the chair.