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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 03, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Howard S Ellenburg, Boulder, CO (US);
Assignee:
Ultima Fitness, Inc., Denver, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
482107 ; 482108 ;
Abstract
The invention provides an exemplary barbell system and methods for its use and construction. The barbell system comprises a handle having a pair of ends, and a pair of end pieces which are receivable into each of the ends. The end pieces are adapted to couple a weight to the handle. A releasable coupling mechanism is provided at each of the ends to releasably couple each end piece to the handle. Further, a locking mechanism is provided and is receivable about the handle to lock the coupling mechanism in a locked position.