Patent ID: 7008355

Claim:
A safety strap for lifting barbells and dumbbells comprising: a) a wrist strap adapted to be wrapped around and secured to the wrist of a user; b) a tongue attached to said wrist strap and adapted to extend toward an open palm of a hand of the user, said tongue having at least one sleeve therein adapted to receive a lifting hook member; c) a lifting hook member having a central portion and a pair of hooks, with one hook attached at each opposite end of said central portion, each hook having a connection point located on a line of pull, an angled portion extending inwardly away from said line of pull and closer to the palm of a user, a downwardly extending portion, and an arcuate portion having an approximate midpoint positioned on said line of pull, whereby a bar positioned on said pair of hooks will remain at the approximate midpoint of said arcuate portions when lifted by said pair of hooks; wherein said at least one sleeve comprises plural sleeves each sleeve located at a different distance from said wrist strap whereby a user may insert a lifting hook member into a desired one of said plural sleeves to accommodate user's with different length hands and to allow a user to place the lifting hook member at a is most comfortable for the user location which.