Patent ID: 7749140

Claim:
Exercise apparatus comprising a user-gripped handle, a resistance-bearing cable, and a connection assembly for connecting said user-gripped handle to said resistance-bearing cable, comprising a barrel extending axially along an axis and having first and second distally opposite axial ends, said first axial end engaging said handle, said second axial end engaging said cable, a retainer moveable relative to said barrel between a first locking position retaining engagement of said handle and said first axial end of said barrel, and a second release position releasing and enabling disengagement of said handle from said first axial end of said barrel, wherein said first axial end of said barrel has a hook portion engaging said handle in hooked relation, and said second axial end of said barrel has a trap portion engaging said cable in trapped relation, and comprising a first collar around said barrel at said second axial end and attached to said barrel to retain said cable in trapped relation engaging said barrel, and wherein said retainer comprises a second collar around said barrel and axially slidable along said barrel between a first axial position retaining engagement of said handle and said hook portion of said barrel in said hooked relation, and a second axial position releasing and enabling disengagement of said handle from said hook portion of said barrel.