Patent ID: 7981012

Claim:
An exercise apparatus, comprising: a plurality of weights; a weight lifting member configured to occupy a ready position relative to the weights; and a selector rod movably mounted on the weight lifting member, wherein (a) the selector rod is configured and arranged for rotation about its axis relative to the weight lifting member, and when the weight lifting member occupies the ready position, the selector rod is rotatable to selectively engage and disengage a first subset of the weights, and orientation of the selector rod relative to the weight lifting member determines how many weights in the first subset are engaged regardless of how the selector rod is positioned axially relative to the weight lifting member, and (b) the selector rod is configured and arranged for movement axially relative to the weight lifting member, and when the weight lifting member occupies the ready position, the selector rod is movable axially to selectively engage and disengage a second subset of the weights, and axially positioning of the selector rod relative to the weight lifting member determines how many weights in the second subset are engaged regardless of how the selector rod is oriented relative to the weight lifting member.