Patent ID: 8012069

Claim:
A selectorized dumbbell, which comprises: (a) a plurality of nested weights comprising a stack of nested left weight plates and a stack of nested right weight plates separated by a gap; (b) at least a first handle having a hand grip extending along an axis with the handle further having opposite, substantially planar left and right ends that are rigidly joined to one another, wherein the handle may be dropped down into the gap between the stacks of nested left and right weight plates such that the left end of the handle is adjacent an innermost left weight plate in the left stack of weight plates and the right end of the handle is adjacent an innermost right weight plate in the right stack of weight plates; (c) a selector that is movable into different positions relative to the handle and relative to the weight plates for coupling selected numbers of left weight plates to the left end of the handle and selected numbers of right weight plates to the right end of the handle; and (d) wherein the hand grip of the first handle comprises an upwardly extending loop that is fixed at a bottom portion thereof between the left and right ends of the handle to join the left and right ends of the handle together and with the loop having a top gripping portion that is vertically positioned above the left and right ends of the handle and above top edges of the weight plates in the manner of a kettlebell exercise device.