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Motorized weightlifting rack

a weightlifting rack and motorized technology, applied in the direction of gymnastic exercise, muscle exercise devices, sport apparatus, etc., can solve the problems of time-consuming catches and risk of injury, and achieve the effect of quick and easy adjustment of the height of the catches

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-10-02
CONNER ATHLETIC PRODS
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The weight lifting rack is a device made up of a tower with arms and a bar catch at the end of each arm to hold weights. The catches can be adjusted easily to accommodate different lifters, and the suspension system absorbs shock when the weights are on the catches. The catches can also be moved forward or out of the way for different exercise movements. The technical effect of this invention is to provide a versatile and easily adjustable weight lifting rack for weightlifting and exercise movements.

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Such changing of the catches is time consuming, and creates risk of injury since the heavy weight plates are being moved to and from the bar.

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[0027]FIG. 1 shows the motorized weightlifting rack assembly 10 of the present invention. The assembly 10 includes a conventional weightlifting rack 12 and an electric tower system 14. The assembly 10 can be used for various weightlifting exercises using a free weightlifting bar 16 and weight plates 18 which are selectively mounted and secured on the bar 16.

[0028]The rack 12 includes a base 20, with primary and secondary uprights 22, 24, respectively. The primary uprights 22 include a plurality of notches 26 to selectively receive adjustable safety arms 27 at a desired height along the uprights 22 which can be used to support the bar 16 in the event a lifter can't stand up after a squat. The secondary uprights 24 include a plurality of pegs 28 to hold weight plates 18 when the plates are not in use on the bar 16. The rack 12 may have various conventional forms, such as the Power Lift ® rack manufactured and sold by applicant, Conner Athletic Products, Inc.

[0029]The tower assembly 14...

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Abstract

A weightlifting rack includes a tower with a pair of arms terminating in catches to support a weighted bar. An actuator powered by an electric motor is connected to the arms to adjust the vertical position of the arms to accommodate different height weightlifters. After the bar is lifted from the catches, the catches can be pivoted rearwardly out of the way while the weightlifter performs exercises.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 to provisional application Ser. No. 61 / 807,405 filed Apr. 2, 2013, herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Weightlifting racks are well known for use with weightlifting bars and weight plates, particularly for squat and similar exercises. Many athletes and weightlifters use substantial weight for squats, which may be several 100 pounds or more. The squat exercise starts with the weighted bar being supported by the rack at a height slightly below the weight lifter's shoulders when the lifter is standing under the bar, so that the lifter can lift the bar and weights off the rack for squat movements. With conventional racks, a pair of spaced apart bar catches or hooks are attached, one on each side of the rack, and these hooks must be separately raised and lowered for different height lifters. Such change in the catch height requires the weight pl...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63B21/078
CPCA63B21/078A63B2071/0063A63B2071/0081A63B2225/09A63B2225/093A63B21/00181A63B21/0058A63B21/0724A63B23/0405A63B24/0087A63B2023/0411A63B21/0783
Inventor MOBLEY, MITCHELL T.
Owner CONNER ATHLETIC PRODS
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