Patent ID: 6872173

Claim:
A method of facilitating weight adjustment on an exercise dumbbell, comprising the steps of: providing a handle assembly having a first plate, a second plate, a handle interconnected between the first plate and the second plate, a first bar projecting outward from the first plate in a first direction away from the handle, and a second bar projecting outward from the second plate in a second, opposite direction away from the handle; providing a first weight that is configured to be secured in place between the first plate and a distal end of the first bar with the first bar occupying a downwardly opening slot in the first weight; providing a second weight that is configured to be secured in place between the second plate and a distal end of the second bar with the second bar occupying a downwardly opening slot in the second weight; providing a base having an upwardly facing support surface configured to support the handle assembly in a desired handle orientation with each said plate having a lower edge resting in a stable orientation on the support surface, and having a discrete portion configured to support each said weight independent of the handle assembly and in a desired weight orientation with each said slot opening downward; and requiring each said weight to be lifted upward from the bass for movement between the handle assembly and the discrete portion of the base.