Weightlifting belt with hook
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- FRASER IAIN ALASDAIR
- Publication Date
- 2010-03-11
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of provisional patent application Ser. No. 61 / 191,737, filed 2008, Sep. 11 by the present inventors.FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH
[0002] Not ApplicableSEQUENCE LISTING OR PROGRAM
[0003] Not applicableBACKGROUND
[0004] 1. Field
[0005] The present invention relates generally to weightlifting belts and more specifically it relates to a weightlifting belt with hook for a person exercising to be able to hang a weight from a belt around their waist. This invention enables the quick and easy removal (or addition) of the weight by the person exercising or by a third party (‘spotter’) while the person exercising remains in the exercising position on the exercise equipment. The weight hanging from the belt increases their total weight and therefore the difficulty of the exercise and in turn the exercise's effectiveness. The ‘pull-up’, ‘chin-up’, ‘dip’, ‘push-up’, ‘squat’ and ‘calf-raise’ exercises are particularly targete...