Patent ID: 8740760

Claim:
An apparatus for supporting a weight lifting dumbbell, the apparatus comprising: a riser; a cradle support arm pivotally attached to the riser at a first pivot connection, the cradle support arm selectively rotatable around the first pivot connection between a raised position and a lowered position; and a cradle for supporting the dumbbell, the cradle pivotally connected to the cradle support arm at a second pivot connection, wherein the second pivot connection is rotatable around the first pivot connection in response to the cradle support arm being rotated around the first pivot connection, the cradle comprises a cradle pivot link pivotally connected to the second pivot connection and a free weight holder fixedly attached to the cradle pivot link for concurrent rotation therewith, the apparatus further comprising a cradle actuating link pivotally attached to a third pivot connection positioned in substantially fixed relation to the first pivot connection, the cradle actuating link and the cradle pivot link pivotally connected, a counter weight attached to the cradle support arm, wherein the cradle and the counter weight are arranged on opposite sides of the first pivot connection.