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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 30, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael D. Slawinski, Suwanee, GA (US);
Mikka Olsson, Buford, GA (US);
Assignee:
Prospot, Inc., Suwanee, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 2/1078 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 2/1078 ;
Abstract
A barbell and dumbbell safety spotting apparatus [ ] comprises a frame [ ], two booms [ ] pivotally mounted to and supported by the frame, two cables [ ] extending from the booms, two reciprocating drives [ ] operably connected to the cables and a clutch [ ] operably connected to the reciprocating drives to provide independent reciprocating movement of the cables. The cables are connectable to a barbell assembly [ ] or dumbbell assembly [ ] to provide reciprocating vertical movement of the weight assembly in a free-weight fashion.