US20160151658A1 - Weight plate with center post locking cartridge and locking fork - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to a weight plate adapted to be selectively coupled to the center post of physical fitness weightlifting equipment so that one or more weight plates may be lifted by the center post during a body-building exercise.
- the weight plate includes a locking cartridge having a fork that is carried by a rotatable toggle lever switch arm so that a pair of fingers of the fork are moved (i.e., rotated) from an unlocked position to a locked position for receipt by a finger locking cavity formed in the weight plate body, whereby the fork is reliably coupled to the center post.
- My U.S. Pat. No. 7,608,021 issued Oct. 27, 2009 discloses a weight plate that is associated with weight lifting equipment by which the weight plate or a stack of weight plates can be lifted during a body building exercise.
- This weight plate includes a plate body and a locking cartridge connected to the plate body.
- the displacement of a locking pin through the weight plate body is controlled by a manually-accessible toggle lever arm that is located within the locking cartridge and coupled to the locking pin.
- the toggle lever arm When the toggle lever arm is rotated to an on or locked position, the locking pin is correspondingly caused to slide in a first direction through the plate body to engage a connection union mounted in an adjacent weight plate.
- the toggle lever arm When the toggle lever arm is rotated to an off or unlocked position, the locking pin is caused to slide in an opposite direction through the plate body to be disengaged from the connection union.
- My later U.S. Pat. No. 8,708,870 issued Apr. 29, 2014 takes advantage of my earlier patented weight plate and the locking cartridge thereof so that the weight plate can be selectively and releasably attached to a conventional center post that is associated with weightlifting equipment to enable the weight plate to be lifted with a stack of similarly-attached weight plates during a body building exercise.
- the aforementioned advantage is achieved by means of the locking cartridge having a locking fork that is moved through the locking cartridge and coupled to the center post while avoiding the use of a separate locking pin that slides through the locking cartridge to engage with or disengage from a connecting union as a toggle lever arm is rotated.
- the locking fork of the locking cartridge may become inadvertently uncoupled from the center post as the heavy weight plate is lifted with the stack of weight plates during the body building exercise. Accordingly, what is now desirable is a means by which the locking fork will remain reliably coupled to the center post to prevent an accidental detachment of the weight plate from the center post throughout the exercise.
- a weight plate is disclosed that is useful in certain physical fitness weight lifting equipment in which one or a stack of weight plates is lifted during a body building exercise.
- the weight plate includes a plate body having at least a central bore hole formed therethrough.
- the central bore hole through the plate body is sized to receive a conventional center post from the weight lifting equipment.
- a locking cartridge is connected to the weight plate body.
- the locking cartridge has a housing that is received within a cavity formed in the weight plate body.
- a manually-operated toggle lever switch arm is connected to a pivot and adapted to rotate within the housing between locked and unlocked positions.
- One end of the toggle lever switch arm is connected to a switch control knob located outside the housing to which a rotational force is applied by a user to cause a corresponding rotation of the switch arm located inside the housing to one of the locked or unlocked positions.
- a curved fork or catch having a pair of elongated fingers that are spaced from one another is connected to the opposite end of the toggle lever switch arm. The fork is moved along an intermediate channel that extends through the weight plate body between the housing of the locking cartridge and one side of the center bore hole of the weight plate.
- a finger locking cavity is formed within the weight plate body so as to lie opposite and communicate with the intermediate channel at the opposite side of the center bore hole.
- the toggle lever switch arm when the switch control knob is rotated in a first direction, the toggle lever switch arm is correspondingly rotated to the locked position.
- the fork carried by the switch arm is moved through the intermediate channel of the weight plate body and into locking engagement with the center post of the weightlifting equipment at the center bore hole, whereby the weight plate is coupled to and lifted by the center post along with a stack of similarly coupled weight plates during a lifting exercise.
- Each of the pair of fingers of the fork is sufficiently long so as to extend completely through the center bore hole and into the finger locking cavity lying opposite the intermediate channel.
- a structural reinforcement is advantageously provided to help prevent the inadvertent detachment of the fork from its locking engagement with the center post as the weight plate is lifted in response to an upward lifting force applied to the center post. Therefore, the weight plate is unlikely to be uncoupled from the center post throughout the exercise.
- the toggle lever switch arm When the switch control knob is rotated in an opposite direction, the toggle lever switch arm is correspondingly rotated to the unlocked position.
- the elongated fingers of the the fork carried by the switch arm are moved out of the finger locking cavity and through the intermediate channel so as to be disengaged from their former locking engagement with the center post, whereby the weight plate is uncoupled from the center post to be removed from the stack.
- FIG. 1 is a bottom perspective view of a weight plate having a locking cartridge with a rotatable toggle lever switch arm by which a fork that is carried by the switch arm is moved through the weight plate between locked and unlocked positions with respect to a center bore hole formed in the weight plate;
- FIG. 2 is a top view of the weight plate of FIG. 1 with the fork carried by the toggle lever switch arm moved to the unlocked position;
- FIG. 3 is a top, partially broken-away view of the weight plate with the fork moved to the unlocked position
- FIG. 4 is a top, partially broken-away view of the weight plate with the fork carried by the toggle lever switch arm moved to the locked position and elongated fingers of the fork received within a finger locking cavity formed in the weight plate and lying adjacent the center bore hole;
- FIG. 5 shows an exploded view of the locking cartridge to be detachably connected to the weight plate and a conventional center post of a weight lifting apparatus received through the center bore hole so that the weight plate can be coupled to the center post;
- FIG. 6 shows the weight plate with the fork carried by the toggle lever switch arm moved to the locked position, whereby to couple the weight plate to the center post of the weightlifting apparatus.
- the weight plate 1 has a round center bore hole 3 and a pair of round side bore holes 5 and 7 . Each of the center and side bore holes 3 , 5 and 7 extends completely through the weight plate 1 .
- the round center bore hole 3 is sized to accommodate a conventional cylindrical center post (designated 50 and best shown in FIGS. 3-6 ) of the kind used by a typical weight plate lifting exercise apparatus.
- the round center bore hole 3 expands to a larger elliptical shape 8 at the bottom of weight plate 1 (best shown in FIG. 1 ).
- the center post 50 extends continuously and axially through the center bore hole formed in each of the weight plates in the stack.
- the side bore holes 5 and 7 are located at opposite sides of the center bore hole 3 and sized to accommodate respective cylindrical guide rods (not shown) that are common to many weight plate lifting apparatus.
- the guide rods provide vertical tracks along which one or more of the weight plates from the stack will ride during a weight lifting exercise.
- the aforesaid guide rods stabilize and prevent a rotation of a stack of weight plates during the weight lifting exercise.
- the weight plate 1 has a rectangular body 9 that may be manufactured from iron, steel, urethane, rubber, plastic or composite material.
- the weight plate body 9 is ideally ten inches long, four inches wide and one inch thick.
- the weight plate 1 can be manufactured in different (e.g., five and ten pound) weights and configurations. Therefore, the aforementioned materials and dimensions of the weight plate may change and should not be regarded as limitations of this invention.
- Locking cartridge 10 Detachably connected to one side of the weight plate body 9 is a locking cartridge 10 .
- Suitable fasteners 12 extend through the locking cartridge 10 whereby the cartridge is connected to the weight plate body 9 .
- Locking cartridge 10 is preferably manufactured from ABS plastic or a similar impact-resistant material. By removing the fasteners 12 , the locking cartridge 10 can be detached from the weight plate body 9 and repaired or replaced as necessary.
- the locking cartridge 10 may otherwise be an integral non-detachable part of the weight plate 1 or be manufactured as a single co-extensive part including the weight plate body 9 .
- a cavity 14 is formed in the side of the weight plate body 9 to which the locking cartridge 10 is connected.
- the locking cartridge 10 includes a generally hollow housing 18 (best illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4 ) that is received inwardly of the cavity 14 formed in the weight plate body 9 .
- a hollow (i.e., evacuated) intermediate channel 16 (also best illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4 ) is created within the weight plate body 9 so as to lie between the interior of the hollow housing 18 of cartridge 10 and one side of the round center bore hole 3 through weight plate 1 .
- An elongated top 20 of the locking cartridge 10 extends across the housing 18 thereof. The top 20 of the locking cartridge 10 lies flush against the outside of the weight plate body 9 .
- the fasteners 12 which connect the locking cartridge 10 to the weight plate body 9 run through holes located at opposite ends of the top 20 of cartridge 10 for removable receipt by corresponding holes 22 formed in the weight plate body 9 .
- the locking cartridge 10 includes a toggle lever switch arm 24 that is located within and rotatable through the hollow housing 18 of cartridge 10 .
- the rotation of the toggle lever switch arm 24 within the housing 18 is controlled by a switch control knob 26 .
- the switch control knob 26 is accessible outside the housing and above the top 20 of cartridge 10 .
- the control knob 26 is connected to a first end 28 of the switch arm 24 .
- the first end 28 projects outside the housing 18 through a guide slot 30 that is formed through the top 20 of the locking cartridge 10 .
- the switch control knob 26 is moved back and forth through guide slot 30 in one of the directions indicated by the reference arrows of FIG. 1 so as to impart a corresponding movement (i.e., rotation) to the switch arm 24 within the housing 18 of cartridge 10 .
- the first end 28 of the toggle lever switch arm 24 is connected to an opposite end 32 at an elbow 34 .
- the first and opposite ends 28 and 32 of switch arm 24 are aligned with one another at an angle of about 135 degrees with respect to elbow 34 .
- the opposite end 32 of switch arm 24 carries a curved catch or fork 36 .
- the fork 36 carried by the switch arm 24 has a pair of elongated projections or fingers 38 that lie opposite one another and are separated by a space 40 .
- the fingers 38 of fork 36 run alongside one another such that the space 40 therebetween has a generally elliptical configuration which is sized to accommodate the cylindrical center post 50 of the weight lifting apparatus therewithin for a purpose that will soon be described.
- a pivot hole 44 (best shown in FIG. 4 ) is formed through the elbow 34 of the toggle lever switch arm 24 at the intersection of the first and opposite ends 28 and 32 thereof.
- a pivot pin 46 (best shown in FIG. 3 ) projects inwardly from one wall of the housing 18 of the locking cartridge 10 to establish a pivot axis around which the switch arm 24 can rotate. The pivot pin 46 is received through the pivot hole 44 , whereby the switch arm 24 is pivotally coupled to the pin 46 and adapted to rotate within the housing 18 of locking cartridge 10 .
- a finger locking cavity 48 is formed within the body 9 of weight plate 1 .
- the finger locking cavity 48 is axially aligned and communicates with the intermediate channel 16 of the weight plate body 9 at the opposite side of the center bore hole 3 . That is, the intermediate channel 16 runs through the weight plate body 9 to communicate with one side of the center bore hole 3 within which the center post 50 (of FIGS. 3-6 ) is received, and the finger locking cavity 48 runs through the weight plate body 9 to communicate with the opposite side of center bore hole 3 .
- the finger locking cavity runs in a longitudinal direction within the weight plate body 9 so as to create an extension of the axially-aligned intermediate channel 16 .
- a rotational force applied by a user to the switch control knob 26 causes a corresponding rotation of the toggle lever switch arm 24 at the pivot pin 46 .
- the switch control knob 26 and the toggle lever switch arm 24 to which the knob 26 is connected are rotatable between an unlocked position shown in FIG. 3 and a locked position shown in FIG. 4 .
- the first end 28 of the switch arm 24 is rotated through the guide slot 30 at the top 20 of the locking cartridge 10 .
- the curved fork 36 carried by the opposite end 32 of the switch arm 24 is rotated within the housing 18 of the locking cartridge 10 .
- the fork 36 travels back and forth through the intermediate channel 16 and the finger locking channel 48 formed in the weight plate body 9 depending upon whether the switch control knob 26 is being rotated to the unlocked or to the locked position.
- the fork 36 is rotated at pivot pin 46 in a first direction through the intermediate channel 16 until the pair of spaced fingers 38 are moved inside and around the center bore hole 3 of the weight plate 1 .
- the switch control knob 26 is rotated to the locked position, the fork 36 is moved into locking engagement with the cylindrical center post (designated 50 in FIG. 6 ) of the weight lifting apparatus. That is, the center post will be captured within the space 40 between the fingers 38 of the fork 36 so that the weight plate 1 is added to a stack of weight plates already coupled to the center post to increase the total weight to be lifted during an exercise.
- each of the pair of fingers 38 of the fork 36 is sufficiently long so as to extend completely through and beyond the center bore hole 3 for receipt within the finger locking cavity 48 which communicates with and lies opposite the intermediate channel 16 .
- the weight plate 1 is provided with a structural reinforcement by which to help prevent the inadvertent detachment of the fork 36 from its locking engagement to the center post 50 after the weight plate 1 has been lifted in response to an upward pulling force applied to the center post by the weight plate lifting exercise apparatus. Accordingly, the heavy weight plate 1 will be reliably coupled to and lifted by the center post 50 throughout the exercise.
- the fork 36 is rotated around pivot pin 46 in an opposite direction through the intermediate channel 16 such that the pair of elongated fingers 38 of fork 36 are pulled out of the finger locking cavity 48 and away from the center bore hole 3 .
- the fingers 38 of fork 36 are moved out of their former locking engagement with the center post 50 of the weight lifting apparatus.
- the weight plate 1 is now uncoupled from the center post so as to no longer be part of the stack of weight plates to be lifted during the exercise in order to reduce the total weight of the lift.
- a torsion (e.g., coil) spring 54 is connected to the toggle lever switch arm 24 , and the opposite end of the spring 48 is connected to the housing 18 of the locking cartridge 10 (best shown in FIG. 1 ).
- the torsion spring 54 urges the switch arm 24 to automatically rotate towards either one of the unlocked or locked positions so as to avoid an indefinite, intermediate position therebetween.
- FIG. 5 of the drawings shows an exploded view of the locking cartridge 10 that, as was previously explained while referring to FIGS. 1-4 , is detachably connected to the weight plate body 9 .
- FIG. 5 also shows the cylindrical center post 50 to be coupled to the body 9 of weight plate 1 to transmit a lifting force thereto.
- FIG. 6 of the drawings illustrates the center post 50 coupled to the weight plate - 1 in its fully-assembled configuration with the locking cartridge 10 connected to the weight plate body 9 .
- One or more weight plates such as that designated 1 in FIGS. 1-4 , can be selectively coupled to the center post 50 so as to be lifted by a user during a weight lifting exercise.
- the center post 50 extends continuously through the center bore hole 3 of each weight plate from a stack of weight plates to be lifted.
- the center post 50 includes an elongated cylindrical rod 60 that is surrounded by a plurality of cylindrical stops 62 that are uniformly spaced from one another.
- the diameter of the stops 62 is larger than the diameter of the rod 60 such that a gap is established between successive pairs of stops 62 .
- FIG. 6 shows the locking cartridge 10 after the switch control knob 26 thereof has been rotated to the locked position so that the weight plate 1 is releasably coupled to center post 50 . More particularly, and as was previously described when referring to FIG. 4 , moving the switch control knob 26 to the locked position causes the toggle lever switch arm (designated 24 in FIG. 4 ) to rotate within the housing 18 of locking cartridge 10 until the fork 36 carried by switch arm 24 is correspondingly rotated through the intermediate channel 16 and into the center bore hole 3 of weight plate 1 so as to lie in surrounding locking engagement with the center post 50 .
- the relatively narrow rod 60 of the center post 50 between a pair of adjacent relatively wide stops 62 is received within the space 40 between the pair of fingers 38 of the fork 36 .
- the fingers 38 surround and engage the rod 60 between the stops 62 , whereby the center post 50 is captured by the fork 36 .
- the weight plate 1 is now coupled to the center post 50 to be lifted with other plates of a stack of weight plates during the weight lifting exercise.
- the elongated fingers 38 of fork 36 extend completely through the center bore hole 3 for receipt within the finger locking cavity 48 of FIG. 4 that lies opposite and communicates with intermediate channel 16 so as to advantageously reinforce the attachment of weight plate 1 to the center post 50 .
- any other weight plates may be selectively coupled to the center post 50 between pairs of adjacent stops 62 by simply rotating the switch control knobs 26 of respective locking cartridges 10 to the locked position like that shown in FIG. 6 .
- one or more of the other weight plates from the stack can be uncoupled from the center post 50 by simply rotating the switch control knobs 26 to the unlocked position by which the respective forks 36 thereof are uncoupled from their surrounding locking engagement with center post 50 .
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- 1. Field of the Invention
- This invention relates to a weight plate adapted to be selectively coupled to the center post of physical fitness weightlifting equipment so that one or more weight plates may be lifted by the center post during a body-building exercise. The weight plate includes a locking cartridge having a fork that is carried by a rotatable toggle lever switch arm so that a pair of fingers of the fork are moved (i.e., rotated) from an unlocked position to a locked position for receipt by a finger locking cavity formed in the weight plate body, whereby the fork is reliably coupled to the center post.
- 2. Background Art
- My U.S. Pat. No. 7,608,021 issued Oct. 27, 2009 discloses a weight plate that is associated with weight lifting equipment by which the weight plate or a stack of weight plates can be lifted during a body building exercise. This weight plate includes a plate body and a locking cartridge connected to the plate body. The displacement of a locking pin through the weight plate body is controlled by a manually-accessible toggle lever arm that is located within the locking cartridge and coupled to the locking pin. When the toggle lever arm is rotated to an on or locked position, the locking pin is correspondingly caused to slide in a first direction through the plate body to engage a connection union mounted in an adjacent weight plate. When the toggle lever arm is rotated to an off or unlocked position, the locking pin is caused to slide in an opposite direction through the plate body to be disengaged from the connection union.
- My later U.S. Pat. No. 8,708,870 issued Apr. 29, 2014 takes advantage of my earlier patented weight plate and the locking cartridge thereof so that the weight plate can be selectively and releasably attached to a conventional center post that is associated with weightlifting equipment to enable the weight plate to be lifted with a stack of similarly-attached weight plates during a body building exercise. In particular, the aforementioned advantage is achieved by means of the locking cartridge having a locking fork that is moved through the locking cartridge and coupled to the center post while avoiding the use of a separate locking pin that slides through the locking cartridge to engage with or disengage from a connecting union as a toggle lever arm is rotated.
- Despite the advantages provided by my recently-patented weight plate and the locking cartridge thereof, the locking fork of the locking cartridge may become inadvertently uncoupled from the center post as the heavy weight plate is lifted with the stack of weight plates during the body building exercise. Accordingly, what is now desirable is a means by which the locking fork will remain reliably coupled to the center post to prevent an accidental detachment of the weight plate from the center post throughout the exercise.
- In general terms, a weight plate is disclosed that is useful in certain physical fitness weight lifting equipment in which one or a stack of weight plates is lifted during a body building exercise. The weight plate includes a plate body having at least a central bore hole formed therethrough. The central bore hole through the plate body is sized to receive a conventional center post from the weight lifting equipment. A locking cartridge is connected to the weight plate body.
- The locking cartridge has a housing that is received within a cavity formed in the weight plate body. A manually-operated toggle lever switch arm is connected to a pivot and adapted to rotate within the housing between locked and unlocked positions. One end of the toggle lever switch arm is connected to a switch control knob located outside the housing to which a rotational force is applied by a user to cause a corresponding rotation of the switch arm located inside the housing to one of the locked or unlocked positions. A curved fork or catch having a pair of elongated fingers that are spaced from one another is connected to the opposite end of the toggle lever switch arm. The fork is moved along an intermediate channel that extends through the weight plate body between the housing of the locking cartridge and one side of the center bore hole of the weight plate. A finger locking cavity is formed within the weight plate body so as to lie opposite and communicate with the intermediate channel at the opposite side of the center bore hole.
- According to a preferred embodiment of this invention, when the switch control knob is rotated in a first direction, the toggle lever switch arm is correspondingly rotated to the locked position. In this case, the fork carried by the switch arm is moved through the intermediate channel of the weight plate body and into locking engagement with the center post of the weightlifting equipment at the center bore hole, whereby the weight plate is coupled to and lifted by the center post along with a stack of similarly coupled weight plates during a lifting exercise. Each of the pair of fingers of the fork is sufficiently long so as to extend completely through the center bore hole and into the finger locking cavity lying opposite the intermediate channel. With the fingers of the fork received within the finger locking cavity, a structural reinforcement is advantageously provided to help prevent the inadvertent detachment of the fork from its locking engagement with the center post as the weight plate is lifted in response to an upward lifting force applied to the center post. Therefore, the weight plate is unlikely to be uncoupled from the center post throughout the exercise.
- When the switch control knob is rotated in an opposite direction, the toggle lever switch arm is correspondingly rotated to the unlocked position. In this case, the elongated fingers of the the fork carried by the switch arm are moved out of the finger locking cavity and through the intermediate channel so as to be disengaged from their former locking engagement with the center post, whereby the weight plate is uncoupled from the center post to be removed from the stack.
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FIG. 1 is a bottom perspective view of a weight plate having a locking cartridge with a rotatable toggle lever switch arm by which a fork that is carried by the switch arm is moved through the weight plate between locked and unlocked positions with respect to a center bore hole formed in the weight plate; -
FIG. 2 is a top view of the weight plate ofFIG. 1 with the fork carried by the toggle lever switch arm moved to the unlocked position; -
FIG. 3 is a top, partially broken-away view of the weight plate with the fork moved to the unlocked position; -
FIG. 4 is a top, partially broken-away view of the weight plate with the fork carried by the toggle lever switch arm moved to the locked position and elongated fingers of the fork received within a finger locking cavity formed in the weight plate and lying adjacent the center bore hole; -
FIG. 5 shows an exploded view of the locking cartridge to be detachably connected to the weight plate and a conventional center post of a weight lifting apparatus received through the center bore hole so that the weight plate can be coupled to the center post; and -
FIG. 6 shows the weight plate with the fork carried by the toggle lever switch arm moved to the locked position, whereby to couple the weight plate to the center post of the weightlifting apparatus. - Referring concurrently to
FIGS. 1-4 of the drawings, there is shown a rectangular weight plate 1. The weight plate 1 has a roundcenter bore hole 3 and a pair of round side boreholes holes center bore hole 3 is sized to accommodate a conventional cylindrical center post (designated 50 and best shown inFIGS. 3-6 ) of the kind used by a typical weight plate lifting exercise apparatus. The round center borehole 3 expands to a largerelliptical shape 8 at the bottom of weight plate 1 (best shown inFIG. 1 ). In the case where the weight plate 1 is one of a vertical stack of weight plates located one above the other, thecenter post 50 extends continuously and axially through the center bore hole formed in each of the weight plates in the stack. The side boreholes center bore hole 3 and sized to accommodate respective cylindrical guide rods (not shown) that are common to many weight plate lifting apparatus. As will be understood, the guide rods provide vertical tracks along which one or more of the weight plates from the stack will ride during a weight lifting exercise. Thus, the aforesaid guide rods stabilize and prevent a rotation of a stack of weight plates during the weight lifting exercise. - By way of example, the weight plate 1 has a
rectangular body 9 that may be manufactured from iron, steel, urethane, rubber, plastic or composite material. Theweight plate body 9 is ideally ten inches long, four inches wide and one inch thick. The weight plate 1 can be manufactured in different (e.g., five and ten pound) weights and configurations. Therefore, the aforementioned materials and dimensions of the weight plate may change and should not be regarded as limitations of this invention. - Detachably connected to one side of the
weight plate body 9 is alocking cartridge 10.Suitable fasteners 12 extend through thelocking cartridge 10 whereby the cartridge is connected to theweight plate body 9.Locking cartridge 10 is preferably manufactured from ABS plastic or a similar impact-resistant material. By removing thefasteners 12, thelocking cartridge 10 can be detached from theweight plate body 9 and repaired or replaced as necessary. However, it is to be understood that thelocking cartridge 10 may otherwise be an integral non-detachable part of the weight plate 1 or be manufactured as a single co-extensive part including theweight plate body 9. - A
cavity 14 is formed in the side of theweight plate body 9 to which thelocking cartridge 10 is connected. Thelocking cartridge 10 includes a generally hollow housing 18 (best illustrated inFIGS. 3 and 4 ) that is received inwardly of thecavity 14 formed in theweight plate body 9. A hollow (i.e., evacuated) intermediate channel 16 (also best illustrated inFIGS. 3 and 4 ) is created within theweight plate body 9 so as to lie between the interior of thehollow housing 18 ofcartridge 10 and one side of the roundcenter bore hole 3 through weight plate 1. Anelongated top 20 of the lockingcartridge 10 extends across thehousing 18 thereof. The top 20 of the lockingcartridge 10 lies flush against the outside of theweight plate body 9. Thefasteners 12 which connect the lockingcartridge 10 to theweight plate body 9 run through holes located at opposite ends of the top 20 ofcartridge 10 for removable receipt by correspondingholes 22 formed in theweight plate body 9. - The locking
cartridge 10 includes a togglelever switch arm 24 that is located within and rotatable through thehollow housing 18 ofcartridge 10. The rotation of the togglelever switch arm 24 within thehousing 18 is controlled by aswitch control knob 26. Theswitch control knob 26 is accessible outside the housing and above the top 20 ofcartridge 10. Thecontrol knob 26 is connected to afirst end 28 of theswitch arm 24. Thefirst end 28 projects outside thehousing 18 through aguide slot 30 that is formed through the top 20 of the lockingcartridge 10. Theswitch control knob 26 is moved back and forth throughguide slot 30 in one of the directions indicated by the reference arrows ofFIG. 1 so as to impart a corresponding movement (i.e., rotation) to theswitch arm 24 within thehousing 18 ofcartridge 10. - The
first end 28 of the togglelever switch arm 24 is connected to anopposite end 32 at anelbow 34. The first and opposite ends 28 and 32 ofswitch arm 24 are aligned with one another at an angle of about 135 degrees with respect toelbow 34. Theopposite end 32 ofswitch arm 24 carries a curved catch orfork 36. Thefork 36 carried by theswitch arm 24 has a pair of elongated projections orfingers 38 that lie opposite one another and are separated by aspace 40. Thefingers 38 offork 36 run alongside one another such that thespace 40 therebetween has a generally elliptical configuration which is sized to accommodate thecylindrical center post 50 of the weight lifting apparatus therewithin for a purpose that will soon be described. - A pivot hole 44 (best shown in
FIG. 4 ) is formed through theelbow 34 of the togglelever switch arm 24 at the intersection of the first and opposite ends 28 and 32 thereof. A pivot pin 46 (best shown inFIG. 3 ) projects inwardly from one wall of thehousing 18 of the lockingcartridge 10 to establish a pivot axis around which theswitch arm 24 can rotate. Thepivot pin 46 is received through the pivot hole 44, whereby theswitch arm 24 is pivotally coupled to thepin 46 and adapted to rotate within thehousing 18 of lockingcartridge 10. - As an important feature of the weight plate 1 of the present invention, a
finger locking cavity 48 is formed within thebody 9 of weight plate 1. Thefinger locking cavity 48 is axially aligned and communicates with theintermediate channel 16 of theweight plate body 9 at the opposite side of the center borehole 3. That is, theintermediate channel 16 runs through theweight plate body 9 to communicate with one side of the center borehole 3 within which the center post 50 (ofFIGS. 3-6 ) is received, and thefinger locking cavity 48 runs through theweight plate body 9 to communicate with the opposite side of center borehole 3. As is best shown inFIGS. 3 and 4 , the finger locking cavity runs in a longitudinal direction within theweight plate body 9 so as to create an extension of the axially-alignedintermediate channel 16. - Accordingly, a rotational force applied by a user to the
switch control knob 26 causes a corresponding rotation of the togglelever switch arm 24 at thepivot pin 46. Theswitch control knob 26 and the togglelever switch arm 24 to which theknob 26 is connected are rotatable between an unlocked position shown inFIG. 3 and a locked position shown inFIG. 4 . As thecontrol knob 26 is rotated, thefirst end 28 of theswitch arm 24 is rotated through theguide slot 30 at the top 20 of the lockingcartridge 10. At the same time, thecurved fork 36 carried by theopposite end 32 of theswitch arm 24 is rotated within thehousing 18 of the lockingcartridge 10. Thefork 36 travels back and forth through theintermediate channel 16 and thefinger locking channel 48 formed in theweight plate body 9 depending upon whether theswitch control knob 26 is being rotated to the unlocked or to the locked position. - In the case where the
switch control knob 26 is rotated to the locked position ofFIG. 4 , thefork 36 is rotated atpivot pin 46 in a first direction through theintermediate channel 16 until the pair of spacedfingers 38 are moved inside and around the center borehole 3 of the weight plate 1. As will be described in greater detail when referring toFIG. 6 , when theswitch control knob 26 is rotated to the locked position, thefork 36 is moved into locking engagement with the cylindrical center post (designated 50 inFIG. 6 ) of the weight lifting apparatus. That is, the center post will be captured within thespace 40 between thefingers 38 of thefork 36 so that the weight plate 1 is added to a stack of weight plates already coupled to the center post to increase the total weight to be lifted during an exercise. - As another important feature of the weight plate 1, with the
switch control knob 26 rotated to the locked position, each of the pair offingers 38 of thefork 36 is sufficiently long so as to extend completely through and beyond the center borehole 3 for receipt within thefinger locking cavity 48 which communicates with and lies opposite theintermediate channel 16. By virtue of the receipt of thefingers 38 of thefork 36 within thefinger locking cavity 48, the weight plate 1 is provided with a structural reinforcement by which to help prevent the inadvertent detachment of thefork 36 from its locking engagement to thecenter post 50 after the weight plate 1 has been lifted in response to an upward pulling force applied to the center post by the weight plate lifting exercise apparatus. Accordingly, the heavy weight plate 1 will be reliably coupled to and lifted by thecenter post 50 throughout the exercise. - In the case where the
switch control knob 26 is rotated to the unlocked position ofFIG. 3 , thefork 36 is rotated aroundpivot pin 46 in an opposite direction through theintermediate channel 16 such that the pair ofelongated fingers 38 offork 36 are pulled out of thefinger locking cavity 48 and away from the center borehole 3. Thus, thefingers 38 offork 36 are moved out of their former locking engagement with thecenter post 50 of the weight lifting apparatus. The weight plate 1 is now uncoupled from the center post so as to no longer be part of the stack of weight plates to be lifted during the exercise in order to reduce the total weight of the lift. It may therefore be appreciated that the user will be able to selectively control the number of weight plates that are coupled to the center post and simultaneously lifted by moving theswitch control knob 26 of each of a plurality of weight plates (not shown) to one of the locked or unlocked positions in the manner just explained. - In this same regard, and as is best shown in
FIGS. 3 and 4 , one end of a torsion (e.g., coil)spring 54 is connected to the togglelever switch arm 24, and the opposite end of thespring 48 is connected to thehousing 18 of the locking cartridge 10 (best shown inFIG. 1 ). Thetorsion spring 54 urges theswitch arm 24 to automatically rotate towards either one of the unlocked or locked positions so as to avoid an indefinite, intermediate position therebetween. -
FIG. 5 of the drawings shows an exploded view of the lockingcartridge 10 that, as was previously explained while referring toFIGS. 1-4 , is detachably connected to theweight plate body 9.FIG. 5 also shows thecylindrical center post 50 to be coupled to thebody 9 of weight plate 1 to transmit a lifting force thereto. -
FIG. 6 of the drawings illustrates thecenter post 50 coupled to the weight plate -1 in its fully-assembled configuration with the lockingcartridge 10 connected to theweight plate body 9. One or more weight plates, such as that designated 1 inFIGS. 1-4 , can be selectively coupled to thecenter post 50 so as to be lifted by a user during a weight lifting exercise. As earlier explained, thecenter post 50 extends continuously through the center borehole 3 of each weight plate from a stack of weight plates to be lifted. - The
center post 50 includes an elongatedcylindrical rod 60 that is surrounded by a plurality ofcylindrical stops 62 that are uniformly spaced from one another. The diameter of thestops 62 is larger than the diameter of therod 60 such that a gap is established between successive pairs of stops 62.FIG. 6 shows the lockingcartridge 10 after theswitch control knob 26 thereof has been rotated to the locked position so that the weight plate 1 is releasably coupled to centerpost 50. More particularly, and as was previously described when referring toFIG. 4 , moving theswitch control knob 26 to the locked position causes the toggle lever switch arm (designated 24 inFIG. 4 ) to rotate within thehousing 18 of lockingcartridge 10 until thefork 36 carried byswitch arm 24 is correspondingly rotated through theintermediate channel 16 and into the center borehole 3 of weight plate 1 so as to lie in surrounding locking engagement with thecenter post 50. - In this case, the relatively
narrow rod 60 of thecenter post 50 between a pair of adjacent relatively wide stops 62 is received within thespace 40 between the pair offingers 38 of thefork 36. Thefingers 38 surround and engage therod 60 between thestops 62, whereby thecenter post 50 is captured by thefork 36. Accordingly, the weight plate 1 is now coupled to thecenter post 50 to be lifted with other plates of a stack of weight plates during the weight lifting exercise. At the same time, theelongated fingers 38 offork 36 extend completely through the center borehole 3 for receipt within thefinger locking cavity 48 ofFIG. 4 that lies opposite and communicates withintermediate channel 16 so as to advantageously reinforce the attachment of weight plate 1 to thecenter post 50. In this same regard, any other weight plates may be selectively coupled to thecenter post 50 between pairs ofadjacent stops 62 by simply rotating the switch control knobs 26 ofrespective locking cartridges 10 to the locked position like that shown inFIG. 6 . As was previously described while referring toFIG. 3 , one or more of the other weight plates from the stack can be uncoupled from thecenter post 50 by simply rotating theswitch control knobs 26 to the unlocked position by which therespective forks 36 thereof are uncoupled from their surrounding locking engagement withcenter post 50.
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