Patent ID: 7520844

Claim:
A weight exercise device for leg strengthening for use with a dumbbell, said weight exercise device comprising: a support member; a means for attaching said support member to a user about a waist wherein said means for attaching includes a flexible belt having an adjustable securement means thereon such that the user may adjust the exercise weight device to the user's bodily configuration; a means for supporting a dumbbell, said dumbbell supporting means integrally formed with said support member as a plate member, said plate member having an angled portion formed at an angle from a vertical portion to place a center of gravity of a dumbbell directly under said means for attaching, the dumbbell being quickly removable from said dumbbell supporting means by either and of the user; said flexible belt configured to position said support member lower than a standing user's waist so that a dumbbell supported in said dumbbell supporting means does not interfere with the user's legs during a leg strengthening exercise, wherein said means for attaching includes a belt passage, said belt passage being one or more elongated slots in said support member for receiving said flexible belt; and a means for insuring retention of the dumbbell in said dumbbell supporting means while being used by the user during the leg strengthening exercise, said means for insuring retention attached to said dumbbell supporting means.