Patent ID: 7578772

Claim:
An exercising apparatus comprising: first and second sets of weights, each weight of each set having an opening extending inwardly from a periphery thereof defined by opposed surfaces, an elongated tubular assembly having a longitudinal axis and including exterior surfaces therearound constructed and arranged to provide a central surface area configured to be manually engaged by a user and first and second surface areas on opposite sides of said central surface area configured to enter the openings of said first and second sets of weights into operative positions therein, said tubular assembly including first and second sets of locking elements mounted within the first and second surface areas thereof for movement between weight releasing positions disposed within the respective first and second surface areas and a weight locking position extending partially outwardly of the respective first and second surface areas, the opposed surfaces of said weights having lock element receiving recesses therein, wherein said first and second sets of locking elements are configured to be moveable with respect to said elongated tubular assembly and wherein each of said locking elements are configured to engage an associated weight of said first and second sets of weights, said tubular assembly also including a weight selector member extending within said surface areas and mounted for movement about the longitudinal axis thereof between a number of successive angular operative positions equal to the number of weights in each set, said weight selector member being interrelated to said locking elements such that when moved through said successive operative positions the locking elements associated with successive weights of said first and second sets are moved into and retained in locking positions disposed within the lock receiving recesses thereof so that a selected number of weights of each set can be locked to said tubular assembly depending upon the operative position said selector member is moved into, wherein said locking elements move in a radial direction with respect to said longitudinal axis when moved between the locking and releasing positions thereof.