IP Library Granted Patent US 11,951,349
Granted Patent B1
US 11,951,349 · App. 17/725,123 · Granted Apr 9, 2024

Handle support device for a barbell shaft

Inventors: Norman Spencer (St. Petersburg, FL); Austin Hickey (St. Petersburg, FL)
Assignee: Front Rack LLC
A63B21/4035A63B21/0724A63B2023/0411
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Patent No.
US 11,951,349
App. No.
17/725,123
Granted
Apr 9, 2024
Kind
B1
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to handle support device for a barbell shaft. The device comprises a handle having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end extends into a U-shaped sleeve, the second end comprises a lip. The first end and the second end are at a pre-defined distance from each other. Moreover, the U-shaped sleeve is configured to releasably lock onto an outer periphery of a barbell shaft such that the handle extends laterally relative to the longitudinal axis of the barbell shaft when the handle is secured to the barbell shaft.

Claims (28)

1. A handle support device for a barbell shaft, comprising:

a handle comprising a first end and a second end, wherein

the first end extends into a U-shaped sleeve,

the second end comprises a lip;

wherein the first end and the second end are at a pre-defined distance from each other;

wherein the U-shaped sleeve is configured to releasably lock onto an outer periphery of the barbell shaft such that the handle extends in a lateral direction relative to the longitudinal axis of the barbell shaft when the handle is locked on the barbell shaft;

wherein the U-shaped sleeve comprises a snap lock provided towards a free end to releasably lock the U-shaped sleeve onto the barbell shaft; and

wherein the snap lock is formed as a protrusion on the free end protruding inwards towards a curvature of the U-shaped sleeve.

2. The handle support device of claim 1 , further including an inner metal frame, wherein the inner metal frame has a first end comprising one or more claws extending towards a free end.

3. The handle support device of claim 2 , wherein the inner metal frame is covered by a semi-soft material configured to be gripped by a user.

4. The handle support device of claim 3 , wherein the inner metal frame includes a second end covered by a semi-soft material to form a grip for a user.

5. The handle support device of claim 4 , wherein the grip is selected from the group consisting of a finger grip, a ribbed grip, a bubble grip, a hex grip, and a contour grip.

6. The handle support device of claim 5 , wherein the grip comprises a text area including a text embossed on a surface of the grip.

7. The handle support device of claim 1 , wherein the U-shaped sleeve has a curvature with an inner diameter between 23-30 millimeters.

8. The handle support device of claim 7 , wherein the inner diameter of the curvature of the U-shaped sleeve is expandable up to 30 millimetres in the locked position.

9. The handle support device of claim 1 , wherein the pre-defined distance is between 140 and 160 millimetres.

10. A handle support device for a barbell shaft, comprising:

two handles configured to releasably lock onto an outer periphery of the barbell shaft, such that the two handles extend laterally from the barbell shaft relative to a longitudinal axis of the barbell shaft when the two handles are locked on the barbell shaft;

each of the two handles comprising a first end and a second end with a length extending therebetween, wherein the first end extends into a U-shaped sleeve, the second end comprises a lip, and the length is a pre-defined distance;

whereby a user can grip the two handles when the two handles are locked on the barbell shaft;

wherein the U-shaped sleeve on each handle comprises a snap lock provided towards a free end to releasably lock the U-shaped sleeve onto the barbell shaft; and

wherein the snap lock on each handle is formed as a protrusion on the free end protruding inwards towards a curvature of the U-shaped sleeve.

11. The handle support device of claim 10 , wherein each handle further includes an inner metal frame, wherein the inner metal frame has a first end comprising one or more claws extending towards a free end.

12. The handle support device of claim 11 , wherein the inner metal frame is covered by a semi-soft material configured to be gripped by a user.

13. The handle support device of claim 12 , wherein the inner metal frame includes a second end covered by a semi-soft material to form a grip for a user.

14. The handle support device of claim 13 , wherein the grip is selected from the group consisting of a finger grip, a ribbed grip, a bubble grip, a hex grip, and a contour grip.

15. The handle support device of claim 14 , wherein the grip comprises a text area including a text embossed on a surface of the grip.

16. The handle support device of claim 10 , wherein the U-shaped sleeve on each handle has a curvature with an inner diameter between 23-30 millimeters.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 26, 2022
From: SPENCER, NORMAN; HICKEY, AUSTIN
To: FRONT RACK LLC
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