Exercise weight and set of exercise weights
View Patent ↗A pair of handle members are attached to opposite sides of a weight member that is convexly rounded over most of its surface. Each of the handle members has at least three handholds with different spatial relationships. The handle members each have an outer section with a core of solid material spaced from the weight member. The handle members have a plurality of connecting sections with at least four of them connected to the weight member. Opposite ends of the outer section are separately supported by a corresponding pair of the connecting sections. The weight member has clearance to allow passage of an exerciser's body part through a common transverse plane that engages the handles, if the passage is outside a region between the pair of handles. These weights can be assembled in different sizes. The weights of this set each have one or more flat sections arranged to allow vertical stacking.
1. An exercise weight, comprising:
a weight having a generally spherical body with truncated top and bottom sides; and
two handles, each handle comprising:
an outer section spaced apart from the weight; and
two connecting sections, each connecting section connected directly to the weight at one end and connected directly to opposing ends of the outer section at the other end,
wherein the handles are attached to the generally spherical body at the left and right sides, relative to the truncated top and bottom, via the connecting sections,
wherein the handles are linearly aligned and describe a transverse plane that is generally parallel with the truncated top and bottom sides;
wherein the truncated top and bottom sides of the weight provide a flattened surface to allow stacking of the weight with another similarly shaped weight.
2. The exercise weight according to claim 1 ,
wherein the connecting sections of each handle are generally the same length and
wherein each outer section is at least twice as long as the attached connecting sections.
3. The exercise weight according to claim 1 ,
wherein the outer section of one handle is a double-handed grip and the attached connecting sections are each single-handed grips.
4. The exercise weight according to claim 1 ,
wherein the generally spherical body is symmetrical about an axis perpendicular to the transverse plane.
5. The exercise weight according to claim 1 ,
wherein the exercise weight is symmetrical about the transverse plane.
6. The exercise weight according to claim 1 ,
wherein the connecting sections are attached to the generally spherical body at equidistant locations from one another.
7. The exercise weight according to claim 1 ,
wherein at least two of the connecting sections are attached to the generally spherical body at locations that are diametrically opposed.
8. The exercise weight according to claim 1 ,
wherein the connecting sections each have a straight longitudinal axis.
9. The exercise weight according to claim 1 ,
wherein the handles are attached to the generally spherical body at locations separate from one another by at least 90° on the cross-section of the generally spherical body described by the transverse plane.
10. The exercise weight according to claim 1 ,
wherein the angle described by each pair of connecting sections, attached to one of the outer sections, is less than 90°.
11. The exercise weight according to claim 8 ,
wherein the longitudinal axis of one of the connecting sections of the right handle is parallel with the longitudinal axis of one of the connecting sections of the left handle.
12. The exercise weight according to claim 1 ,
wherein each outer section has an arcuate centerline.
13. The exercise weight according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a through hole; and
a pin,
wherein each of the connecting members of one of the handles is aligned with one of the connecting members of the other handle and meet outside of the generally spherical body of the weight, to establish a pair of interhandle junctures, and
wherein the pin is removable and is adapted to slidably fit in the through hole and releasably attach to the pair of interhandle junctures in order to releasably suspend the generally spherical body between the interhandle junctures.
14. The exercise weight according to claim 1 , comprising:
a ball bearing mounted on the weight projecting in a direction away from the transverse plane and adapted to roll across a horizontal surface with the pair of handles above the horizontal surface.
15. A set of differently sized exercise weights comprising:
a plurality of weights, each weight comprising:
a generally spherical body with truncated top and bottom sides; and
two handles, each handle comprising:
an outer section spaced apart from the weight; and
two connecting sections, each connecting section connected directly to the weight at one end and connected directly to opposing ends of the outer section at the other end,
wherein the handles are attached to the generally spherical body at the left and right sides, relative to the truncated top and bottom, via the connecting sections,
wherein the handles are linearly aligned and describe a transverse plane that is generally parallel with the truncated top and bottom sides;
wherein the truncated top and bottom sides of the weight provide a flattened surface to allow stacking of the weight with another weight of the set, and
wherein one of the plurality of weights has a different size.
16. The set according to claim 15 ,
wherein the outer section of one handle is a double-handed grip and the attached connecting sections are each single-handed grips.
17. The exercise set according to claim 15 ,
wherein the generally spherical body is symmetrical about an axis perpendicular to the transverse plane.
18. The exercise set according to claim 15 ,
wherein the exercise weight is symmetrical about the transverse plane.