Patent ID: 6991590

Claim:
An ergonomic weight plate, comprising: a unitary disc-shaped member having a rounded periphery and a center through-hole for positioning the disc-shaped member onto a barbell; and at least one handle, each said at least one handle being integrally formed in said disc-shaped member, each said at least one handle having an ergonomic gripping surface defining a wall of a cutout in said disc-shaped member, each said ergonomic gripping surface having a convex curvature defined in said disc-shaped member so that convex curvature protrudes inward towards the center through-hole; whereby each said ergonomic gripping surface is adapted to receive fingers of a hand of a weightlifter in order to facilitate lifting of said disc-shaped member; wherein the convex curvature of said ergonomic gripping surface conforms to the fingers of the weightlifter.