CN101626813B - Weight plate with externally actuated internal locking device - Google Patents
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Abstract
A weight pfate for use with physical fitness equipment is disclosed including a plate body with a centrally located locking connector and two outwardly disposed throughbores. The body additionally has an internal bore within the thickness of the plate body which communicates with the locking connector. A selector pin is movably mounted within the internal bore to selectively engage the pfate body to a locking connector in an adjacent weight plate. A toggle lever is mounted in a cartridge mounted within the weight plate to selectively position the selector pin.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates in general to a kind of Weight plate for using together with body-building equipment, more specifically, relate to a kind of Weight plate wherein with fixture block, this fixture block comprises outside angle lever, this angle lever actuate internal mechanical pins, with convenient, safety and simply be arranged on jointing in Weight plate or neighbouring and engage.
Background technology
Body-building equipment (also referred to as body-building equipment or exercise device) often adopts a lot of form to provide the resistance made needed for tear down muscle tissue during taking exercises.The system development such as comprising selectable weights sheet a lot of resistance developing systems or machinery are cleverly utilized.Because available resistance can increase progressively selection, so by design, known equipment allows user to gain in weight in module.These systems often promise to undertake faster, better result to person taking exercise.But, although the machinery of muscle growth and/or the progress of biomechanics devices can be of value to, little to the effort simplified and/or make selectable weights plate safer.
The plate based on metal of conventional weight stack normally multilayer, these plates jointly overall aggregate go out to add up to gross weight.Usually, weight stack comprises multiple rectangular weight plates being typically about an inch and about 10 inches long 4 inches wide.Four borings are included in the plate of each routine.Three through holes pass vertically through the thickness of plate from end face to bottom surface.4th boring in the width of plate (between end face with bottom surface) horizontal through and crossing with one, centre in three vertical drilling holes.Two through holes engage or receive this to the guide rod separated with the guide rod to separate for a pair, and make described plate along the vertically movement of described conduit.
Intermediate throughholes holds newel.Typical newel has multiple diametric through hole, in order to receive the selection pin through fourth hole.Thus, by selection pin is manually inserted independently to select each plate, this selection pin usually slightly longer than the width of plate also at one end on there is the handle of any type, make user can handle this selection pin better.This pin is inserted, so that Weight plate is locked onto newel, for this Weight plate and any Weight plate be bearing on this Weight plate optionally vertically being moved up and down by the fourth hole in plate and the through hole in newel.
Although all traditional weight stacks described above successfully achieve the weightening finish object of expection, still have a lot of space needing a large amount of improvement.
Often a key issue relevant to traditional weight stacks selects pin to be removable, often placed by mistake, steal or damage, so replace with the pin of undersize in function and/or structure thus.In the past, this unsuitable replacement makes to cause somatic damage during system jam due to the intrinsic design of violation equipment.
Removable pin also allows user outside the design standard of manufacturer to plate and/or weight stack, easily change the operation of equipment.
In addition, the flexibility of certain level and hand eye coordination is needed to realize selecting the insertion of pin in the horizontal through hole of counterweight and newel, this effective result that restriction is actual further.
In other Weight plate, as described in the US patent No.5306221 of Itaru, latch bar is rotated in a surface of Weight plate, optionally to engage with the recess be formed in newel or hanger lever or groove.Bar can slippage in these devices, except non-usage and complexity thereof lever system and by its accurate lock in position.
Another Weight plate is included in the slide plate described in the US patent No.772906 of Reach, and described slide plate is formed in the cam in Weight plate, in order to effectively to engage with the protuberance on adjacent weight plate.
These device manufacturing costs of rear description are high, be difficult to use and have obvious safety problem.
Therefore, there is the demand to the Weight plate more easily manufactured, this Weight plate has following structure: confusion is reduced to minimum by it with regard to user, the possibility of mistake use or fault is reduced to minimum, but still the counterweight easily of the single finger of maintenance staff is changed.Weight plate of the present invention meets this demand.
copending application
M.Nalley WEIGHT PLATE WITH EXTERNALLY S.N.10/970267
ACTUATED INTERNAL LOCKING DEVICE
M.Nalley WEIGHT STACK APPARATUS S.N.29/227244
M.Nalley WEIGHT STACK APPARATUS S.N.10/868065
WITH INTERLOCKING DEVICE
Summary of the invention
Weight plate of the present invention comprises the convenience with external crossbar, the fixture block integrally assembled, and this external crossbar can engage with the jointing being attached to this plate for making inner pin or depart from.
Disclose a kind of Weight plate for body-building equipment, this Weight plate comprises plate body, this plate body have central through hole for connecting and at least one, be preferably the through hole of two, described two through holes pass vertically through this plate body, for receiving guide rod etc.This plate body has inner chamber in addition, and this inner chamber comprises the lateral aperture of the apparent surface centre being arranged in plate body.Usually, this lateral aperture is crossing with central vertical throughbore.Select pin to be arranged on movably in fixture block also optionally to engage with the joint in the central through hole being arranged on Weight plate or connector to make plate body through endoporus.Angle lever is arranged in fixture block to be optionally positioned in endoporus by selection pin.Joint (or connector) to be suitable for closely being assemblied in central through hole and to comprise the radial direction or diametric opening passed through since then, optionally engages with fixture block to make selection pin.
This connector comprises roughly stair-stepping circular cone or cylindrical-pyramidal shape, in its one end and its open centre place, there is end keyhole, to receive the end lock portion of similar connectors wherein, make to select pin to engage with the keyhole of the joint connector in Weight plate and the joint in adjacent weight plate.Thus, this fixture block selects pin optionally to operate, with by Weight plate and the combination such as adjacent weight plate or lifting means cable.
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Fig. 1 is the partial, exploded perspective view of Weight plate assembly well known in the prior art.
Fig. 2 is the decomposition view of weight plate apparatus of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is the plane being in the weight plate apparatus under assembled state shown in Fig. 2, and wherein stop pin is in latched position.
Fig. 4 is the front view of weight plate apparatus of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is the partial sectional view of the weight plate apparatus of the present invention along the line 5-5 intercepting in Fig. 3.
Fig. 6 is the sectional plan view of the bottom surface of weight plate apparatus of the present invention, shows an embodiment of situation cavity of resorption and the fixture block regained at stop pin.
Fig. 7 is the enlarged perspective in the connector portion of Weight plate assembly of the present invention.
Fig. 8 is another view in the connector portion of Weight plate assembly of the present invention relative to Fig. 7 half-twist.
Fig. 9 is the enlarged perspective of the fixture block of weight plate apparatus of the present invention, and wherein stop pin display is in some positions.
Detailed description of the invention
Conventional weight plates 100 well known in the prior art is shown referring now to Fig. 1, Fig. 1.Usually, multiple Weight plate is used for jointly accumulating the total gross weight in counter weight machine.Usually, Conventional weight plates 100 comprises the rectangular body being typically about an inch and about 10 inches long 4 inches wide.Conventional weight plates comprises three vertical through holes 101,102 and 103, the thickness of described vertical through hole 101,102 and 103 from end face 121 to bottom surface 122 through plate.Fourth hole 105 (between end face with bottom surface from above 123 towards below) is crossing with the through hole 103 of centre horizontal through this plate.
In common use, through hole 101 and 102 receives the guide rod 106 and 107 (with dotted outline display) conventionally separated for a pair.This arrangement allows plate 100 along guide rod vertically movement.
Intermediate throughholes 103 holds newel 108, and this newel 108 also shows with dotted outline.Newel 108 has multiple diametric through hole 109, to be used as the jack through the selection pin 110 of through hole 105.(on vertically or after the described counterweight of lower movement or newel) selects pin 110 independently to select each plate 100 by manually inserting via the through hole 109 in through hole 105 and newel 108, thus selects the Weight plate of hope.Select pin 110 usually slightly long than the front and back width of arbitrary plate and there is suitable handle 110A at one end, making user can handle this pin better.
Although all traditional weight stacks described above successfully achieve expection object, still have a lot of space needing a large amount of improvement.Such as, the selection pin 110 be applicable to frequently is misplaced position, and replaces with the pin of undersize in function and/or structure.In the past, this unsuitable replacement causes somatic damage due to the intrinsic design defect of pin, because user has the open freedom not using the weight stack of manufacturer design, so this replacement is permission.
In addition, owing to needing the flexibility of certain level and hand eye coordination and realizing selecting " joint " of pin 110 in the through hole 105 of counterweight to the concern of task, this effective result that restriction is actual further.That is, fail suitably to insert selection pin and may cause the fault of Weighting system and possible damage.
Referring now to Fig. 2, show the perspective view of weight plate apparatus 290 of the present invention.Plate 200 has conventional rectangular configuration and is made up of the rigid material of such as iron, steel, polyurethane, rubber, plastics or composite.Exemplarily, Weight plate can have the size of 10 inches long 4 inches wide 1 inchs.These sizes are only illustrative rather than restrictive.The shape and size of this plate depend on design preference.
Plate 200 is similar with the Weight plate of prior art, is formed with centre or central through hole 203 and two adjacent through-holes 201 and 202.Through hole 201 and 202 (it can comprise low friction type bearings 206 and 207 respectively) receives the vertical guide rod (bar 106 and 107 see in Fig. 1) making selected plate stable.But in the present invention, intermediate throughholes 203 is adapted to be received in pin joint receiving connector joint 250 described below.
At leading edge surface 223 place, plate 200 is also formed with inner chamber 225, and this inner chamber 225 within it receives and holds locking fixture block 500.When the size of fixture block 500 (seeing below) being suitably set as activating when being positioned at the end piece 204 at its outer end place by movement, allow toggle (or the pin actuator) motion of bar 231 in slit 504.Angle lever 231 is installed pivotally around the trunnion 211 inserted by the suitable eyelet in fixture block 500, and is optionally moved in eyelet 205 by stop pin 501 (seeing below).
Respectively illustrate plane and the front view of Weight plate 200 with reference to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 while of present.
Show the preferred linear structure of Weight plate 200.Through hole 201 and 202 is shown as has optional bearing 206 and 207 within it respectively.
Through hole 203 is shown as connector 250 and inserts wherein.The upper surface 253 (see Fig. 5) of connector 250 is usually concordant with the upper surface of Weight plate 200.Connector 250 is installed in through hole 203 by press-fit usually.
Chamber 260 is formed in the body 251 of connector 250.This chamber is configured to the body 251 and 252 (see Fig. 2) of the neighboring connectors 250 received in adjacent weight plate 200 or weight cable end piece (not shown).
Fixture block 500 to be inserted in chamber 225 and to be arranged on front surface 223 place of plate 200.Angle lever 231 moves by the slit 504 in fixture block 500 and around trunnion 211 pivotable.
Show the biopsy cavity marker devices end-view of Weight plate 200 referring now to Fig. 5, Fig. 5, its center tap 250 is arranged in Weight plate 200.As described in, this assembling is formed by press-fit.
Can see, the upper surface of plate 200 is concordant with the upper surface of joint 250.The upper lip 253 of this joint (or connector) 250 leans against on the shoulder 512 that is formed in through hole 203.
A side opening eye of joint 250, such as eyelet 257 (see Fig. 8) is visible in the inner chamber 260 place part of joint 250.Can see that lower interconnect ring 252 is given prominence to from the bottom of Weight plate 200.
As will be seen in Fig. 3, the stop pin 501 in weight plate apparatus optionally passes in chamber 260 and hole 257.In addition, this stop pin is through the interconnected ring 252 contacted with shown existing plate in the adjacent panels 200A (showing with dotted outline) that places.
Show the bottom plan view of weight plate apparatus 290 of the present invention referring now to Fig. 6, Fig. 6, wherein eliminate connector 250.Show through hole (or eyelet) 201,202 and 203.Chamber 225 is shown as and is communicated with central through hole 203 via endoporus 226, and this endoporus 226 receives the stop pin 501 be arranged in this chamber.After stop pin 501 is through the eyelet 256 and 257 in the body of adapter connector 250, interior nose end 226A is suitable for the inner (see Fig. 3) receiving stop pin 501.When described stop pin is regained from latched position, nose end 226B is also suitable for the outer end receiving stop pin 501.
On the contrary, when bar 231 moves to right (as shown in Figure 9) in slit 504 and inner chamber 225, stop pin 501 passes eyelet 203 (and when being inserted in this eyelet through connector 250), reliably to engage (as implied in Fig. 2) with another adapter connector 250 in adjacent weight plate 200 or increase line cable connector.
Show the perspective view of connector unit 250 of the present invention with reference to Fig. 7 and Fig. 8, Fig. 7 and Fig. 8 simultaneously.
These views each in, all can see that connector 250 has the body 251 of substantial cylindrical, this body 251 has the external diameter of about 11/4 inch and the height of about 1 inch.These and other size any described herein are not restrictive and be only exemplary.This body 251 also comprises the axial cavity 260 of ovalize structure a little.
Eyelet 256 and 257 diametrically toward each other also through the sidewall of body 251, thus is communicated with the chamber 260 in body 251.
At the upper end of body 251, connector 250 comprises rim or antelabium 253.About 3/8 inch of antelabium 253 also extends about 1/8 inch from the outer surface radial direction of body 251.This antelabium 253 extends about 1/8 inch around body 251 and in the top face of body 251.
At the lower end of body 251, connector 250 comprises the connector ring 252 of shape of cross section ovalize a little.About 1 inch and comprise the eyelet 255 extended there through at the downward-extension of the lower end of body 251, this ring 252.
The ring 252 of the connector 250 in the first Weight plate is suitable for being received in the chamber 260 of the neighboring connectors 260 had in the second Weight plate of similar designs.Thus, multiple Weight plate according to the present invention can optionally engage.
The enlarged icon of the fixture block 500 be combined with the present invention is shown referring now to Fig. 9, Fig. 9.
Fixture block 500 comprises outer body 502, and this outer body 502 comprises integrally formed forepiece 505.This fixture block also comprises the interior body 503 of the apparent surface being attached to forepiece 505.Forepiece 505 is larger than the opening in chamber 225 and be arranged on front surface 223 place of Weight plate 200.Interior body 503 is inserted in the chamber 225 in Weight plate 200 (see Fig. 2).Described body 503 is fixed in Weight plate chamber 225 mainly through frictional force, although also can use the fastener of such as screw or adhesive.
Shell body 502 normally bowed shape and comprise elongated slit 504, this slit 504 in outer surface horizontal through.Slit 504 receives angle lever 231, as shown and described herein.
Angle lever 231 normally flat components, it is made up of suitable sturdy material, such as but not limited to the stainless steel preventing from getting rusty and corroding.Angle lever 231 by planar body portions 601 and 602 a little at an angle.
Eyelet be advantageously chosen as allow angle lever 231 around pass vertically through fixture block 500 body 502 trunnion 211 suitable pivotable position (usually body 601 midpoint or near) in through body 601.
As mentioned above, the inner 602 of angle lever 231 is inserted by the elongated slot 504 in front panel 220 and is engaged with the slit in stop pin 501.Stop pin 501 is made up, such as but not limited to stainless steel of firm resistant material usually.Stop pin 501 is elongated bar or axle and is generally cylinder form, although also can conceive other structure.
Thus, when by promoting handle 204 and making angle lever 231 rotate around trunnion 211, in the chamber 226 of stop pin 501 in fixture block body 503 and in Weight plate 200,226A and 226B, (see Fig. 6) backward or move forward.When stop pin moves, it and joint connector optionally engage or depart from, and this joint connector to extend in through hole 203 thus by Weight plate 200 relative to adjacent weight plate locking or unlock.
Wind spring 901 makes its one end 902 engage in interior body 503 with bar body 602.The other end 903 of wind spring 901 divides joint with the inside of interior body 503, such as, in rear (or end) surface of interior body 503, as observed in Fig. 6.
Wind spring 901 guarantees that angle lever 231 is in a position (joint) or another location (disengaging), and prevents this bar from remaining on uncertain, half-way.Thus, failsafe operation is strengthened.
Although specifically show with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present invention invention has been and describe, it will be understood to those of skill in the art that when without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, various amendment can be carried out to form and details in the present invention.
Thus, the application illustrate and describes unique design and the concept of the Weight plate with externally actuated internal locking device.It will be understood by those skilled in the art that and the invention provides many benefits and advantage.The particularly important is: when without the need to easily and safely selecting the ability of counterweight of wishing when newel, keeping providing integrally formed and unified system to the advantage of the cost and liability risk that reduce consumer simultaneously.Although specific embodiment is devoted in this description, should be appreciated that those skilled in the art can conceive amendment to the specific embodiment illustrated and describe and/or distortion herein.Describe any this amendment in scope at this or be out of shape and be also all intended to be included in this.Should be understood that description herein is only exemplary and not restrictive.More properly, scope of the present invention described herein is only defined by the following claims.
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1. body-building equipment, comprising:
First Weight plate (200), described first Weight plate (200) has the central through hole (203) passing vertically through this first Weight plate and formed, two adjacent through holes (201,202) and level be formed in the eyelet (205) be communicated with in this first Weight plate and with described central through hole, the described central through hole of described first Weight plate is between described two adjacent through holes of described first Weight plate;
Second Weight plate (200A), described second Weight plate (200A) is detachably connected to described first Weight plate, and there is the central through hole passing vertically through this second Weight plate and formed, two adjacent through holes and level be formed in the eyelet be communicated with in this second Weight plate and with described central through hole, the described central through hole of described second Weight plate is between described two adjacent through holes of described second Weight plate;
First connector and the second connector, described first connector is located across in the central through hole (203) of described first Weight plate (200), and described second connector is located across in the central through hole of described second Weight plate;
Each in first connector of described first Weight plate and the second connector of the second Weight plate all has the hollow head (260) that is positioned at its one end place and respectively along the sidewall of the body of diametric(al) toward each other and through described first connector and the second connector of the body of described first connector and the second connector, with two eyelets (256 be communicated with described hollow head (260), 257), each in described first connector and the second connector also has the interconnected ring (252) being arranged in its end opposite place and the connection holes (255) passed from described interconnected ring, be arranged in the downward-extension of interconnected ring at described first Weight plate of described first connector of the central through hole of described first Weight plate, to be contained in the hollow head of described second connector of the central through hole being arranged in described second Weight plate,
Stop pin (501), described stop pin (501) is installed as in the eyelet (205) that is respectively used in described first Weight plate and the second Weight plate, moves back and forth between unlocked position and latched position, and be formed with locking slit in described stop pin, wherein, in described latched position, described stop pin (501) is through the described eyelet (256 in described first connector,, and one end of described stop pin (501) is contained in the one end (226A) of the endoporus (226) be communicated with described central through hole (203) 257); At described unlocked position, described stop pin is regained from described latched position, and the other end of described stop pin is contained in the other end of described endoporus (226); And
Lever arm (231), described lever arm (231) is suitable for mobile described stop pin in described endoporus, to engage a part for the connector on adjacent weight plate definitely,
The described lever arm be communicated with the stop pin of described second Weight plate (200A) moves to the second place from primary importance, with the described locking slit place at described stop pin, thrust is applied on described stop pin, thus make described stop pin move to described latched position from described unlocked position, and through the eyelet in described second Weight plate, receive with the eyelet be formed in the hollow head of described second connector and the connection holes be formed in the interconnected ring of described first connector, the interconnected ring of described first connector is held by the hollow head of described second connector, thus, described first Weight plate is detachably connected to described second Weight plate.
2. body-building equipment as claimed in claim 1, also comprise: locking fixture block (500), described locking fixture block (500) has interior body (503), described interior body is inserted in the fixture block chamber (225) in described second Weight plate (200A), the lever arm (231) be communicated with the stop pin (501) of described second Weight plate can rotate around the trunnion (211) passing vertically through described interior body (503), thus make described stop pin (501) in described interior body and the endoporus (226 of described second Weight plate (200A), 226A, 226B) backward or move forward, and
Wind spring (901), one end of described wind spring (901) engages in described interior body (503) with the body (602) of described lever arm, the other end (903) of described wind spring and the interior bonds of described interior body (503), to guarantee that described lever arm (231) is in described latched position or unlocked position.
3. body-building equipment as claimed in claim 2, wherein said fixture block chamber (225) extends towards the inside of described second Weight plate (200A), and the described interior body (503) of described locking fixture block (500) is contained in described fixture block chamber.
4. body-building equipment as claimed in claim 2, also comprise: around described pivot pin between first and second positions of described lever arm in described interior body, to apply described thrust and pulling force to correspondingly the stop pin of described second Weight plate, thus described stop pin is moved between described latched position and unlocked position.
5. body-building equipment, comprising:
First Weight plate (200), described first Weight plate (200) has the central through hole (203) passing vertically through this first Weight plate and formed, two adjacent through holes (201,202) and level be formed in the eyelet (205) be communicated with in this first Weight plate and with described central through hole, the described central through hole of described first Weight plate is between described two adjacent through holes of described first Weight plate;
Second Weight plate (200A), described second Weight plate (200A) is detachably connected to described first Weight plate, and there is the central through hole passing vertically through this second Weight plate and formed, two adjacent through holes and level be formed in the eyelet be communicated with in this second Weight plate and with described central through hole, the described central through hole of described second Weight plate is between described two adjacent through holes of described second Weight plate;
First connector and the second connector, described first connector is located across in the central through hole (203) of described first Weight plate (200), and described second connector is located across in the central through hole of described second Weight plate;
Each in first connector of described first Weight plate and the second connector of the second Weight plate all have the hollow head (260) that is positioned at its one end place and respectively along the diametric(al) of the body of described first connector and the second connector toward each other and through the sidewall of described body, with two eyelets (256 be communicated with described hollow head (260), 257), each in described first and second connectors also has the interconnected ring (252) being arranged in its end opposite place and the connection holes (255) passed from described interconnected ring, be arranged in the downward-extension of interconnected ring at described first Weight plate of described first connector of the central through hole of described first Weight plate, to be contained in the hollow head of described second connector of the central through hole being arranged in described second Weight plate,
Stop pin (501), described stop pin (501) is installed as in the eyelet (205) that is respectively used in described first and second Weight plates, moves back and forth between unlocked position and latched position; In described latched position, described stop pin (501) is through the described eyelet (256 in described first connector,, and one end of described stop pin (501) is contained in the one end (226A) of the endoporus (226) be communicated with described central through hole (203) 257); At described unlocked position, described stop pin is regained from described latched position, and the other end of described stop pin is contained in the other end of described endoporus (226);
Lever arm (231), described lever arm (231) is suitable for mobile described stop pin in described endoporus, to engage a part for the connector on adjacent weight plate definitely; And
Locking fixture block (500), described locking fixture block (500) has interior body (503);
Wind spring (901), one end of described wind spring (901) engages in described interior body (503) with the body (602) of described lever arm, the other end (903) of described wind spring and the interior bonds of described interior body (503), to guarantee that described lever arm (231) is in described latched position or unlocked position
The lever arm (231) being connected to the stop pin (501) of described second Weight plate (200A) moves to the second place from primary importance, described latched position is moved to from described unlocked position to make described stop pin (501), thus through the eyelet (205) in described second Weight plate, to be formed on the described eyelet (256 in the hollow head (260) of described second connector, 257) and be formed in described connection holes (255) in the interconnected ring (252) of described first connector and receive, the interconnected ring (252) of described first connector is held by the hollow head of described second connector, thus, described first Weight plate (200) is detachably connected to described second Weight plate (200A).
6. body-building equipment as claimed in claim 5, described interior body is inserted in the fixture block chamber (225) in described second Weight plate (200A), the lever arm (231) being connected to the stop pin (501) of described second Weight plate is positioned at described body, and move between described primary importance and the second place in described interior body, one end (902) of described wind spring (901) engages with described lever arm, and the other end of described wind spring (903) engages with described interior body.
7. body-building equipment as claimed in claim 6, the fixture block chamber (225) of wherein said second Weight plate (200A) is to its inner extension, and the described interior body (503) of described locking fixture block (500) is contained in described fixture block chamber.
8. body-building equipment as claimed in claim 5, also comprise: trunnion (211), described trunnion (211) passes vertically through the interior body (503) of described locking fixture block (500), around described pivot pin between the primary importance of described lever arm in described interior body and the second place, with to correspondingly described stop pin applied thrust and pulling force, thus described stop pin is moved between described latched position and unlocked position.
9. body-building equipment as claimed in claim 8, the described locking fixture block (500) of wherein said second Weight plate (200A) also has outer body (502), described outer body (502) arcuately and comprise elongated slot (504), for receiving described lever arm (231) by this elongated slot, described lever arm moves described primary importance and the second place through described elongated slot.
10. body-building equipment, comprising:
First Weight plate (200), described first Weight plate (200) has the central through hole (203) passing vertically through this first Weight plate and formed, two adjacent through holes and level and is formed in the eyelet (205) be communicated with in this first Weight plate and with described central through hole, and the described central through hole of described first Weight plate is between described two adjacent through holes of described first Weight plate;
Second Weight plate (200A), described second Weight plate (200A) is detachably connected to described first Weight plate, and there is the central through hole passing vertically through this second Weight plate and formed, two adjacent through holes and level be formed in the eyelet be communicated with in this second Weight plate and with described central through hole, the described central through hole of described second Weight plate is between described two adjacent through holes of described second Weight plate;
First connector and the second connector, described first connector is located across in the central through hole of described first Weight plate, and described second connector is located across in the central through hole of described second Weight plate;
Each in first connector of described first Weight plate and the second connector of the second Weight plate all have the hollow head (260) that is positioned at its one end place and respectively along the diametric(al) of the body (251) of described first connector and the second connector toward each other and through the sidewall of described body, with two eyelets (256 be communicated with described hollow head (260), 257), each in described first and second connectors also has the interconnected ring (252) being arranged in its end opposite place and the connection holes (255) being formed in described interconnected ring, be arranged in the downward-extension of interconnected ring at described first Weight plate of described first connector of the central through hole (203) of described first Weight plate (200), to be contained in the hollow head (260) of described second connector of the central through hole being arranged in described second Weight plate (200A),
Stop pin (501), described stop pin (501) is installed as in the eyelet (205) that is respectively used in described first and second Weight plates, moves back and forth between unlocked position and latched position, wherein, in described latched position, described stop pin (501) is through the described eyelet (256 in described first connector,, and one end of described stop pin (501) is contained in the one end (226A) of the endoporus (226) be communicated with described central through hole (203) 257); At described unlocked position, described stop pin is regained from described latched position, and the other end of described stop pin is contained in the other end of described endoporus (226); And
Locking fixture block (500), described locking fixture block (500) has: be arranged on the interior body (503) on described second Weight plate (200A), and lever arm (231), described lever arm (231) is positioned at described body and is pivotally connected to described body, to rotate between the first and second positions in described interior body, one end (602) of described lever arm is inserted by the elongated slot (504) in the front panel (220) of described locking fixture block and engages with the slit in described stop pin, and the end opposite of described lever arm (601) stretches out from described interior body, to receive the rotatory force for making described lever arm rotate between the first and second positions at described end opposite (601) place,
Described lever arm (231) turns to the described second place from described primary importance, with applied thrust on described stop pin, thus impel described stop pin (501) to move to described latched position through the eyelet (205) in described second Weight plate (200A) from described unlocked position along first direction, to be formed on the eyelet (256 in the hollow head (260) of described second connector, 257) and be formed in connection holes (255) in the interconnected ring (252) of described first connector and receive, the interconnected ring (252) of described first connector is held by the hollow head of described second connector, thus, described first Weight plate (200) is detachably connected to described second Weight plate, described lever arm turns to described primary importance from the described second place, to apply pulling force on described stop pin, thus make described stop pin move to described unlocked position through the eyelet in described second Weight plate from described latched position along contrary direction, thus shift out described eyelet in the hollow head being formed in described second connector and the interconnected ring of described first connector that held by the hollow head of described second connector, thus, described first Weight plate is separated with described second Weight plate.
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