Patent ID: 7811212

Claim:
An adjustable kettlebell comprising: a shaft including a first end portion, and including a second end portion, and including a narrowed neck segment formed in said first end portion of said shaft, a base plate attached to said second end portion of said shaft and including an outer diameter greater than that of said shaft, a first weight member and at least one second weight member each including a slot formed therein and having a width no less than said narrowed neck segment of said shaft for receiving said narrowed neck segment of said shaft, and for allowing said first and said at least one second weight members to be attached to and disengaged from said shaft, said first and said at least one second weight members each including an enlarged opening formed therein and communicating with said slot of said first and said at least one second weight member, and said enlarged opening including an inner diameter greater than the width of said slots of said first and said at least one second weight members and no less than the outer diameter of said shaft for receiving said shaft, and for allowing said first and said at least one second weight members to be retained to said shaft and for preventing said first and said at least one second weight members from being disengaged from said shaft when said first and said at least one second weight members are offset from said narrowed neck segment of said shaft, and a sliding member slidably attached onto said shaft for engaging with said at least two weight members after said at least two weight members have been engaged onto said shaft and after said at least two weight members have been disengaged from said narrowed neck segment of said shaft, and said sliding member including a latch for engaging with said shaft and for selectively locking said sliding member to said shaft, in order to retain and secure said at least two weight members to said shaft.