System and apparatus for storage and use of dumbbells
US8323159B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 14, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B2225/107
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An apparatus to store and facilitate the safe simultaneous use of dumbbells by multiple individuals. The apparatus includes first and second staging stations. The first staging station includes a first side, a second side, and first and second spaced apart towers. An individual can walk from the first side of the staging station to a position between the first and second towers with the individual's entire body in a space intermediate the towers. The second staging station includes a primary side, a secondary side, and spaced apart third tower and fourth towers. The second staging station is positioned normal to the first staging station such that a first individual in the first staging station can grasp dumbbells on an outwardly facing tier of the fourth tower of the second staging station at the same time a second individual is standing between the third and fourth towers of the second staging station.
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