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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to weight lifting equipments and more particularly pertains to a toy weight set for simulating hand weight exercises by a child.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The use of weight lifting equipments is known in the prior art. More specifically, weight lifting equipments heretofore devised and utilized are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
Known prior art weight lifting equipments include U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,913,422; 4,828,256; 4,103,887; 3,825,253; and 3,488,051.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not disclose a toy weight set for simulating hand weight exercises which includes an elongated bar formed of a solid polymeric material, and a plurality of circular weights formed of the solid polymeric material and coupled to opposed ends of the bar, wherein a proportion of the Young's modulus and the density of the polymeric material is equal to that of steel so as to accurately simulate the bending characteristics of a steel barbell set.
In these respects, the toy weight set according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of simulating hand weight exercises by a child.