Patent ID: 8298125

Claim:
An exercise weight bar adapted to have weight plates selectively secured thereto for exercise, the exercise weight bar comprising: a handle having a first end and a second end; and a first weight plate mount linked to the first end of the handle and a second weight plate mount linked to the second end of the handle, wherein each of the first and second weight plate mounts has at least one slot formed therein, each of the first and second weight plate mounts comprising: a rotatable weight lock having at least one extension member that corresponds with the at least one slot, wherein the rotatable weight lock is rotatable about a first axis that is generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of the exercise weight bar between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein the at least one extension member extends through the at least one slot when the rotatable weight lock is in the locked position, and wherein the at least one extension member does not extend through the at least one slot when the rotatable weight lock is in the unlocked position; and a weight lock handle that rotates about the first axis, wherein rotation of the weight lock handle about the first axis causes the rotatable weight lock to rotate about the first axis, the weight lock handle having one or more handle extensions that rotate between the locked and unlocked positions, wherein the one or more handle extensions engage and secure a weight plate on the weight plate mount when the one or more handle extensions are in the locked position.