Patent ID: 7300390

Claim:
An adjustable weight exercise device, comprising: a base; a first set of weights including a first weight plate and a second weight plate maintained in alignment at a first end of the base, and a second set of weights including a first weight plate and a second weight plate maintained in alignment at an opposite, second end of the base, wherein each said first weight plate has an upwardly opening slot, and a first notch and a second notch that extend into opposing sidewalls of the slot, and each said second weight plate has an upwardly opening slot, and at least one notch that extends into a sidewall of the slot; and a handle member having an intermediate hand grip that is sized and configured for grasping; opposite end portions that align with respective weight plates on the base; and first and second weight selectors that are rotatably mounted on respective end portions, wherein each of the weight selectors extends at least partially through each said weight plate in a respective set, and each of the weight selectors is rotatable from a first orientation disposed entirely outside each said notch, to a second orientation extending into only one said notch in the first weight plate, to a third orientation extending into only one said notch in the second weight plate, to a fourth orientation extending into both an opposite said notch in the first weight plate, and the one said notch in the second weight plate.