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Date of Patent
May 3, 2016
Patent Application Number
13053217
Date Filed
March 22, 2011
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Patent abstract
An embodiment of a barbell and dumbbell safety spotting apparatus is a weight support cable (34a) wrapped around a rotating drum (44a) with the drum is mounted vertically above a weight lifter. The cables are connectable to a barbell assembly (24) or dumbbell assembly to provide reciprocating vertical movement of the weight assembly in a free-weight fashion. The drum has a ratcheting mechanism (55) that normally prevents downward movement of the weight assembly. The ratchet is connected to a user-operated control mechanism (28) so that the user can disengage the ratchet, allowing the weight assembly to be freely lowered. Other embodiments are described and shown.
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