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US Patent 5957818 - Squat rack
US Patent Issued on September 28, 1999
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
December 7, 2018Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
December 7, 2018Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.AbstractA squat rack is provided for supporting a bar of weights on a person's neck and shoulders during a squatting exercise. The squat rack includes a neck member arranged to rest on a base of a person's neck and a back member spaced below the neck member being arranged to rest across the person's back. A pair of shoulder members are connected between the neck and back members near respective ends of each of the members. Each shoulder member extends upwards past the neck member and curves forward following an arc arranged to rest on one of the shoulders to terminate at an end extending downwards. A pair of handles are mounted on the respective ends of the shoulder members. A pair of spacer members extend upwards from respective ends of the neck member for mounting a bar support member thereon. The bar support member extends laterally outwards past the respective ends of the neck member. A pair of clamps are mounted at respective ends of the bar support member for securing the bar of weights thereon. | InventorApplicationNo. 206224 filed on 12/07/1998US Classes:482/105, Weight worn on body of user482/106Handheld bar with weight at each end (e.g., barbell, dumbbell, etc.) or component thereofField of Search482/93, Utilizing weight resistance482/105, Weight worn on body of user482/106, Handheld bar with weight at each end (e.g., barbell, dumbbell, etc.) or component thereof482/139, User interface element224/201, Rigid support or attaching means looped around neck or crossing shoulder224/265, Rigid support or attaching means looped around neck or crossing shoulder224/266Yoke-type carrierExaminersPrimary: Mulcahy, JohnAttorney, Agent or FirmUS Patent References3679107, 5211615Weight lifting harness apparatusIssued on: 05/18/1993 Inventor: Sides International ClassA63B 021/065 |
