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Patent application title: SELECTORIZED DUMBBELL USING COMMODITY WEIGHTS
Carl K. Towley, Iii (Alexandria, MN, US)
Carl K. Towley, Iii (Alexandria, MN, US)
Gregory S. Olson (Owatonna, MN, US)
Gregory S. Olson (Owatonna, MN, US)
IPC8 Class: AA63B21075FI
USPC Class:
Class name: Utilizing weight resistance handheld bar with weight at each end (e.g., barbell, dumbbell, etc.) or component thereof having securing member (e.g., locking collar, etc.) for retaining weight on bar
Publication date: 2010-12-23
Patent application number: 20100323855
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This invention relates to a selectorized dumbbell having a handle that can
be dropped down between nested left and right stacks of weight plates.
The weight plates can comprise individual weights or a pair of weight
plates, one from each stack, can be connected together to form a single
weight. A selector is provided to allow the user to select a desired
number of weight plates from each stack and couple such weight plates to
the handle to provide an adjustable weight dumbbell. Each weight includes
a weight frame having at least one carrier to which a commodity weight
can be fastened. The dumbbell can be shipped by the manufacturer with
empty weight frames to reduce shipping costs. When the dumbbell with
empty weight frames reaches a destination, the dumbbell can be completed
by securing commodity weights to the carriers on the respective weight
1. A selectorized dumbbell, which comprises:(a) a handle;(b) a plurality
of weights that can be nested together forming a nested first stack of
weight plates and a nested second stack of weight plates, the first and
second stacks of weight plates being separated by a gap that is large
enough to accommodate at least a portion of the handle therebetween;(c) a
selector movable by the user between different positions to allow a
desired number of weight plates from each of the first and second stacks
to be coupled to either end of the handle when the handle portion is
located in the gap between the first and second stacks and the selector
is manipulated by the user; and(d) wherein each weight comprises:(i) at
least one weight plate; and(ii) a carrier to which each weight plate is
removably attached.
[0001]This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 12/214,265 filed Jun. 17, 2008, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,722,511, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 11/644,061 filed Dec. 22, 2006, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,387,596, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 10/367,649 filed Feb. 14, 2003, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,153,244.
[0002]This invention relates to a selectorized dumbbell having a selector that the user can manipulate to adjust the weight of the dumbbell. More particularly, this invention relates to a dumbbell using readily available commodity, cast iron weights in the manufacture thereof.
[0003]The weight training field includes many machines sold under various names, such as Cybex, that are built to perform various weight training exercises. For example, in a Cybex weight training system, there might be one machine for doing a shoulder press exercise, another machine for doing a triceps press exercise, yet another machine for doing a biceps curl exercise, and so on. Each machine typically includes a stack of weights and a selector comprising an insertable pin that can be inserted beneath a particular weight in the stack. When the exercise is performed, it is performed against a resistance comprising all the weights in the stack that are located above the pin while the weights in the stack below the pin are left behind. By moving the pin to different positions in the stack, the user can adjust or vary the exercise mass.
[0004]The above described weight stack and pin structure is often referred to in the weight training art as a selectorized weight stack. The term "selectorized" means there is a selector which the user can manipulate to pick up and use a desired number of weights from the weight stack.
[0005]Selectorized dumbbells are known which comprise a set of weights located in two spaced apart stacks of weight plates. The weight plates in each stack can be separate from the weight plates in the other stack so that each weight plate forms a single weight. Alternatively, one weight plate in one stack can be joined to one weight plate in the other stack so that a single weight is formed by the pair of joined weight plates. In either of these designs, the weight plates in each stack are nested against one another with a gap or space being provided between the stacks of weight plates.
[0006]The selectorized dumbbell further comprises a handle that can be dropped down between the stacks of weight plates. At least one selector is provided to allow the handle to be coupled to a desired number of weight plates from each stack so that the desired number of weight plates are loaded from each stack onto either end of the handle. The selector can comprise a pin that is inserted beneath a selected weight or a movable selector carried on the handle that is slidable or rotatable relative to the handle to pick up different numbers of weight plates. The selector is manipulated by the user, e.g. by changing the position of the pin or by sliding or rotating the selector, to vary or adjust the amount of weight carried by the handle of the dumbbell.
[0007]After a weight adjustment operation is performed by the user, the user can pick up the dumbbell by lifting up on the handle of the dumbbell to lift the handle of the dumbbell, along with all the weight plates attached to either end of the handle, from between the remaining weight plates in each stack. The remaining or non-selected weight plates will simply remain in each stack in whatever stand or rack is provided for their storage. The user can then exercise with the dumbbell in a normal fashion. Following such exercise, the user can replace the handle of the dumbbell and the attached weights by dropping the dumbbell back into the space of gap formed between the remaining weights in the two stacks thereof.
[0008]One type of selectorized dumbbell is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 5,637,064 issued to the Applicants hereof. Other types of selectorized dumbbells are shown in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,529,198, 6,149,558, 6,228,003 and 6,416,446.
[0009]Selectorized dumbbells have been manufactured with custom weight plates having a solid, plate-like form. In those selectorized dumbbells where the weight plates in the two stacks are joined together in pairs by connecting members such as side rails, the connecting members are often welded to the weight plates to form the connection. In those selectorized dumbbells where the weight plates in each stack comprise individual weights, it is not necessary to weld or attach pairs of weight plates to each other. Nonetheless, the weight plates again typically have a solid, plate-like form and must be provided with some type of means, such as a cut-out, a recess, a lobe, etc., that cooperates with the selector to allow the weight plate to be picked up and raised by the handle when the selector is positioned to select the weight plate. Thus, selectorized dumbbells when manufactured and shipped by the manufacturer are shipped as a complete unit, weights and all.
[0010]It is relatively expensive to ship selectorized dumbbells to a distributor, retailer or purchaser due to the weight of the dumbbell. In addition, shipping costs are expected to increase over time. Thus, there is a need in the art to provide a selectorized dumbbell which would be less costly to ship, but this need is inconsistent with the fact that such dumbbells as known in the art require custom manufactured weight plates as described above.
[0011]One aspect of this invention relates to a selectorized dumbbell which comprises a handle and a plurality of weights that can be nested together forming a nested first stack of weight plates and a nested second stack of weight plates. The first and second stacks of weight plates are separated by a gap that is large enough to accommodate at least a portion of the handle therebetween. A selector is movable by the user between different positions to allow a desired number of weight plates from each of the first and second stacks to be coupled to either end of the handle when the handle portion is located in the gap between the first and second stacks and the selector is manipulated by the user. Each weight comprises at least one weight plate. Each weight plate is removably attached to a carrier.
[0012]This invention will be described more completely in the following Detailed Description, when taken in conjunction with the following drawings, in which like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.
[0013]FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a first embodiment of a selectorized dumbbell according to this invention;
[0014]FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the selectorized dumbbell of FIG. 1, taken along lines 2-2 in FIG. 1;
[0015]FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the selectorized dumbbell of FIG. 1, shown in exploded form to illustrate the handle of the dumbbell and the various weights that can be attached to the handle of the dumbbell;
[0016]FIG. 4 is a perspective view of one of the weights used with the selectorized dumbbell of FIG. 1, particularly illustrating the attachment of the commodity weights to the weight frame;
[0017]FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of the weight shown in FIG. 4, taken along lines 5-5 in FIG. 4, particularly illustrating the attachment of one of the commodity weights to the weight frame;
[0018]FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view similar to FIG. 5, but illustrating another type of attachment for securing one of the commodity weights to the weight frame;
[0019]FIG. 7 is a top plan view of a typical commodity weight;
[0020]FIG. 8 is a side elevational view of a second embodiment of a selectorized dumbbell according to this invention;
[0021]FIG. 9 is an end elevational view of dumbbell 2 of FIG. 8;
[0022]FIG. 10 is a partial perspective view in exploded form of one end of dumbbell 2 of FIG. 8, particularly illustrating portions of the weight frame and the attachment of a commodity weight to one end of the weight frame;
[0023]FIG. 11 is a partial cross-sectional view of a portion of the weight frame of dumbbell 2 of FIG. 8, taken along lines 11-11 in FIG. 9; and
[0024]FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of the weight frame of dumbbell 2 of FIG. 8, taken along lines 12-12 in FIG. 9, particularly illustrating the attachment of a commodity weight to a portion of the weight frame.
[0025]Referring first to FIGS. 1-5, a first embodiment of a selectorized dumbbell is illustrated generally as 2. Dumbbell 2 as shown herein is similar to an existing product known as the Big Block which is manufactured and sold by Intellbell, Inc. of Owatonna, Minn., and which is shown in the Applicants' U.S. Pat. No. 5,769,762, which is hereby incorporated by reference. A summary description of dumbbell 2 will be provided herein only as needed to understand this invention. Reference may be had to U.S. Pat. No. 5,769,762 for a fuller and more complete description of dumbbell 2.
[0026]Basically, dumbbell 2 includes a handle 4 and three nested weights 6 which can be selectively coupled to handle 4 using a selector 8, namely a pin 10 that can be moved between three different positions on handle 4 to pass through one of three holes 12 on handle 4. Weights 6 are provided with various sets of holes 14 and slots 16 in different combinations, a middle set c having three holes 14c, a far right set b having two holes 14b and one slot 16b, and a far left set a having two slots 16a and one hole 14a. See FIG. 3 which illustrates the various sets a-c of holes 14 and slots 16 in the various weights 6.
[0027]A desired number of weights 6 can be selectively coupled to handle 4 depending upon how selector 8 is used. If selector 8 is inserted through the middle hole 12 in handle 4 and through the middle set c of holes and slots, then all three weights 6 are coupled to handle 4. If selector 8 is inserted through the far left hole 12 in handle 4 and thus through the far left set a of holes and slots, then only one weight 6 is coupled to handle 4. If selector 8 is inserted through the far right hole 12 on handle 4 and thus through the far right set b of holes and slots, then two weights 6 are coupled to handle 4. If selector 8 is not inserted through any holes 12 on handle 4, then no weights 6 are coupled to handle 4 and handle 4 can be used by itself with the weight provided by handle 4 comprising the only exercise mass. The various sets a, b and c of holes and slots are further described in the Applicants' U.S. Pat. No. 5,769,762.
[0028]In dumbbell 2 of this invention, each weight 6 comprises an elongated weight frame 20 formed from an upwardly facing U-shaped channel 22 having a bottom wall 24 and front and rear walls 26 and 28. In addition, each channel 22 includes an upwardly extending carrier 30 at each end that extends well above channel 22. Carrier 30 is in the form of an upwardly extending tongue. See FIG. 4. Channel 22 and carriers 30 are formed of metal, such as steel, with carriers 30 being formed of extended portions of bottom wall 24 that are bent upwardly relative to channel 22. The various holes 14 and slots 16 in each set a, b and c thereof are duplicated in the opposed front and rear walls 26 and 28 of channel 22 as taught in the Applicants' U.S. Pat. No. 5,769,762.
[0029]A pair of commodity weights 32 are secured to carriers 30 of weight frame 20, with one weight 32 being secured to each carrier 30. In this regard, each carrier 30 includes a hub 34 that is punched out of each carrier 30 at the top of carrier 30. Hub 34 sticks inwardly relative to carrier 30 to point towards the interior of weight frame 20. Hub 34 is sized to be received in a central hole 36 of commodity weight 32. Hub 34 also includes a hole 38 at the center of hub 34 to allow an attachment bolt 40 to pass therethrough.
[0030]A clamping member 42 is used on the other side of commodity weight 32 to clamp or secure commodity weight 32 on hub 34 of carrier 30 when attachment bolt 40 is tightened by a nut 43. Clamping member 42 includes a protruding, saucer shaped central portion 44 and an annular peripheral rim 46 surrounding central portion 44.
[0031]FIG. 5 shows hub 34 on carrier 30 passing into central hole 36 on commodity weight 32. Saucer shaped portion 44 of clamping member 42 passes into central hole 36 on commodity weight 32 opposite to hub 34 to be able to abut and mate with hub 34. Attachment bolt 40 passes through both clamping member 42 and hub 34 to firmly clamp the clamping member 42 to hub 34 when nut 43 is tightened. When so clamped, commodity weight 32 is held in the annular channel formed between peripheral rim 46 of clamping member 42 and the portions of carrier 30 surrounding hub 34. Thus, a commodity weight 32 may be easily clamped to each carrier 30 of weight frame 20 using hub 34 provided on carrier 30 and a clamping member 42.
[0032]FIG. 7 illustrates a typical commodity weight 32 of the type that is often used on traditional barbells or dumbbells. In such traditional barbells or dumbbells, a simple bar is used and a plurality of separate commodity weights 32 are provided. Each commodity weight 32 comprises a circular weight plate 35 having a central hole 36. Hole 36 in commodity weight 32 allows commodity weight 32 to be slipped over one end of the bar. After a desired number of weights 32 have been so installed on each end of the bar, weights 32 can be held in place by a locking collar that is then placed and secured on each end of the bar.
[0033]In using traditional barbells or dumbbells of this type, the user adjusts the exercise mass by loosening and removing the locking collars from the ends of the bar and by then removing weights 32 from each end of the bar or by adding additional weights 32 to the bar. Each gym has a number of such weights 32 on hand simply for use on a bar to add weight to the bar. Weights 32 are referred to herein as "commodity weights" since they are a low cost commodity product typically manufactured in low wage, developing countries, such as China. Weights 32 are cast in large quantities from iron, currently more than 10 million pounds per year. They are shipped in large quantities from their country of origin and are readily available all around the world in standard weights, such as 1.25 pounds, 2.5 pounds, 5 pounds, and so on.
[0034]The Applicants have discovered that commodity weights 32 of this type are so inexpensive that the cost to purchase the weights locally is not much more or about the same as the cost to ship the same weights from the United States. Moreover, as shipping costs rise, the costs to ship relatively heavy dumbbells is expected to increase.
[0035]Accordingly, in a preferred method of manufacturing dumbbell 2, weight frames 20 would be manufactured and shipped as part of dumbbell 2 but without any commodity weights 32 being attached thereto. The distributor, retailer or purchaser of the product would receive dumbbell 2 in this "unweighted" form. The distributor, retailer or purchaser of the product would then purchase a sufficient number of commodity weights 32 locally wherever the distributor, retailer or purchaser resides and would add such weights 32 to each weight frame 20 to complete dumbbell 2. In this regard, dumbbell 2 would be shipped with enough clamping members 42, bolts 40 and nuts 43 to allow a sufficient number of commodity weights 32 to be clamped to all the different weight frames 20 to complete dumbbell 2.
[0036]The net result of this preferred manufacturing method of this invention is a lower cost product in the hands of the end user. The cost to purchase the product by the end user will be reduced by the costs that would have been incurred to manufacture or purchase custom weight plates as well as by the costs to ship all of the weights. This cost reduction will more than offset the cost at the other end to complete dumbbell 2 by having to purchase a sufficient number of commodity weights 20. Essentially, at least the shipping costs that are usually associated with shipping the dumbbell should by and large be saved. This is an advantage to the user of dumbbell 2 by lowering the cost to own dumbbell 2.
[0037]In addition, commodity weights 32 of different weights, such as 1.25 pounds or 2.5 pounds, typically have smaller diameters but a central hole 36 that is the same diameter to allow each weight 32 to be slipped onto the bar of a conventional barbell or dumbbell. Thus, the user can determine the incremental amount of adjustability for dumbbell 2 by selecting which sized commodity weight 32 to attach to carriers 30. If a 1.25 pound commodity weight 32 is attached to carriers 30, then dumbbell 2 will adjust in 2.5 pound increments. If a 2.5 pound commodity weight 32 is attached to carriers 30, then dumbbell 2 will adjust in 5 pound increments. In addition, dumbbells 2 constructed with lighter commodity weights 32 will be dimensionally smaller in height and width than dumbbells 2 constructed with heavier commodity weights 32.
[0038]Using commodity weights 32 to complete dumbbell 2 gives the end user a great deal of flexibility in custom tailoring dumbbell 2 to the user's desires. If a user wants a smaller, lighter dumbbell 2 that adjusts in smaller increments, the user completes dumbbell 2 with lighter commodity weights 32. If a user wants a larger, heavier dumbbell 2 that adjusts in larger increments, the user completes dumbbell 2 with heavier commodity weights 32. Moreover, the user can upgrade dumbbell 2 from a lighter to a heavier version simply by replacing the currently used commodity weights 32 with heavier commodity weights 32 without having to buy a set of new weight frames 20.
[0039]Commodity weights 32 of the same size are available in slightly different thicknesses. For example, 2.5 pound weights 32 are currently made in 50 or so different foundries worldwide and vary in thickness from 0.565 inches to 0.615 inches. Weight frames 20 have to be manufactured to accommodate the thickest weight 32 in a particular size or range of sizes that are intended for use on weight frames 20. In other words, clamping member 42 has to clamp to hub 34 and be able to receive the thickest commodity weight 32. A compressible foam washer or other material could be supplied to use with thinner weights 32 to take up any play or gaps between thinner weights 32 and clamping member 42.
[0040]Handle 4 of dumbbell 2 is shown in FIGS. 1-5 as having a pair of commodity weights 32 secured to either end thereof. In the case of handle 4, weight frame 20 includes a downwardly facing U-shaped channel 48 instead of an upwardly facing U-shaped channel 22. An upwardly facing U-shaped cradle 50 having spaced apart carriers 30 is fixed to the upper surface of downwardly facing channel 48. A hand grip 52 extends between carriers 30 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3. Hand grip 52 carries a resilient cushion or cover to allow the user to better grip hand grip 52 of handle 4.
[0041]In the case of handle 4, carriers 30 will be formed with outwardly, rather than inwardly, extending hubs 34 which are inserted into central holes 36 of weights 32. A similar clamping member 42 is used on the outside of carrier 30 to clamp weight 32 to carrier 30. Instead of a bolt 40 and nut 43 for tightening clamping member 42 to hub 34, a machine screw is used which can be screwed into a threaded bore (not shown) in the end of hand grip 52 to tighten clamping member 42 on carrier 30 of handle 4. Thus, handle 4 can itself be provided with a pair of commodity weights 32 to allow handle 4 to be used for exercise by itself without any weights 6 being coupled to handle 4 by selector 8.
[0042]Alternatively, handle 4 could be formed without any provision for coupling any commodity weights 32 to handle 4. In this case, carriers 30 of handle 4 could simply be planar and solid without any outwardly protruding hub 34 for mounting a weight 32. In this configuration, at least one weight 6 would normally be coupled to handle 4 to provide a minimum exercise mass. The exercise mass would be adjusted by selectively coupling additional weights 6 to handle 4 using selector 8.
[0043]Other ways of coupling weights 32 to each end of weight frame 20 could be used. FIG. 6 shows one such alternative coupling.
[0044]Referring to FIG. 6, each end of upwardly facing channel 22 of each weight frame 20 is no longer provided with an upwardly extending carrier 30. Instead, each front and rear wall 26 and 28 of channel 22 is provided with a vertical slot 54 sized to receive the thickness of commodity weight 32 within slot 54. Bottom wall 24 of channel 22 includes a tang 56 having a hole 58 in the top end of tang 56. A flexible tie 60 is used to tie weight 6 in place in channel 22 with tie 60 passing through hole 58 in tang 56 and encircling the lower side of weight 32 with tie 60 being secured to itself by a connector 61 within central hole 36 of weight 32. Such flexible ties 60 and connectors 61 as well as the tools used to secure the ends of tie 60 together at connector 61 are well known in the fastener art.
[0045]FIGS. 8-12 show an alternative form of selectorized dumbbell 2' according to this invention. The type of dumbbell 2' shown in FIGS. 8-12 is similar to an existing product known as the Power Block, which is manufactured and sold by Intellbell, Inc. of Owatonna, Minn., and which is shown in the Applicants' U.S. Pat. No. 5,637,064, which is hereby incorporated by reference. A summary description of dumbbell 2' will be provided herein only as needed to understand this invention. Reference may be had to U.S. Pat. No. 5,637,064 for a fuller and more complete description of dumbbell 2'.
[0046]Basically, dumbbell 2' includes a handle 4' and a plurality of nested weights 6' which can be selectively coupled to handle 4' using a selector 8'. In the dumbbell 2', each weight 6' includes a pair of spaced apart weight plates 70 that are rigidly joined together by a pair of side rails 72. Beginning with the innermost weight 6', each weight 6' has the weight plates 70 spaced apart a progressively greater distance and the side rails 72 located progressively lower to allow the weights 6' to be nested together. The selector 8' comprises a double pronged pin which can be slid beneath the side rails 72 of a selected weight 6' by sliding the prongs of the pin into a selected groove 74 on each end of handle 4'. With selector 8' so positioned, when the user lifts up on handle 4', all weights 6' whose side rails 72 are above selector 8' will be lifted with handle 4'.
[0047]In the dumbbell 2' as shown in the 064 patent, the individual weights 6' were manufactured by taking two custom made weight plates 70 and by welding the side rails 72 to either side of the weight plates. In the embodiment of dumbbell 2' of this invention as shown in FIGS. 8-12, each weight 6' is now made as a relatively lightweight weight frame 20' that removably accept and retain a pair of commodity weights 32. Thus, each weight 6' when completed will comprise a weight frame 20' with a commodity weight 32 in either end of weight frame 20'.
[0048]Each weight frame 20' for each weight 6' comprises a pair of planar, generally vertical carriers 30' that are spaced apart the required distance to allow weight 6' to be nested with the other weights 6'. Carriers 30' are preferably molded or formed as a single piece out of a lightweight material, such as plastic. Each carrier 30' has downwardly facing shoulders 64 along either side. Shoulders 64 of adjacent weights 6' are at progressively lower elevations as shown in FIG. 8, again to allow the completed weights 6' to nest together.
[0049]Carriers 30' are rigidly connected together by a pair of connecting rods or side rails 72, preferably made of metal for durability. As shown in FIG. 11, the end of each side rail 72 is simply bolted or screwed to shoulder 64 of the carrier by a screw or bolt 78. The head of screw or bolt 78 is received in a recess 80 in carrier 30' so that screw or bolt 78 does not protrude beyond the face of carrier 30'. When each end of side rail 72 is screwed to shoulders 64 on the same side of both carriers 30', side rail 72 will extend between and unite the two carriers 30' together in much the same way as the welded side rails joined the pair of weight plates shown in the 064 patent. There are two such side rails 72 for each weight 6', one on either side of carrier 30', uniting shoulders 64 provided on each side of carrier 30'.
[0050]The need for shoulders 64 that are progressively lower on adjacent weights is to allow side rails 72 to nest beneath one another as shown in FIG. 8. While three weights 6' have been shown in FIG. 8, more could be provided with weights 6' lying progressively outside of the three weights 6' that are shown with such additional weights 6' having progressively lower shoulders 64 and side rails 72. As many weights 6' could be provided as there are grooves 74 in each end of handle 4, grooves 74 being suited for holding selector 8' at different levels to couple different numbers of weights 6' to handle 4'.
[0051]Each carrier 30' includes a cavity 84 for receiving one commodity weight 32 therein. As shown most clearly in FIG. 10, cavity 84 is provided in an inner face of carrier 30' and is circular in shape. Cavity 84 includes a central, cylindrical hub 86 that is sized to be received within central hole 36 of commodity weight 32. Hub 86 includes a central bore 88 for receiving a fastener 90 such as a bolt. Cavity 84 is deep enough to accommodate the thickest weight 32 in a size or range of sizes intended to be used on carriers 30'. Again, foam washers or rings or other material could be used in cavity 84 around hub 86 to accommodate any play if thinner weights 32 are used. Dumbbell 2' as shown herein, when completed with commodity weights 32, will desirably have a snug fit of commodity weights 32 in cavity 84 to avoid excess rattling and clanking and to impart a feeling of quality and safety to the end user.
[0052]Referring further to FIG. 10, a commodity weight 32 is attached to carrier 30' simply by lying weight 6 into cavity 84 with central hole 36 of weight 32 being concentrically received around the cylindrical central hub 86 in cavity 84. A clamping member 42', such as a flat washer 92, is then abutted against the inner side of commodity weight 32. Bolt 90 can be inserted through washer 92, through central hole 36 in commodity weight 32, and through central bore 88 of hub 86. A nut 94 can be tightened on the free end of bolt 90 to tighten and clamp washer 92 against commodity weight 32 to hold commodity weight 32 in place in cavity 94.
[0053]Referring to FIG. 12, when commodity weight 32 is assembled to carrier 30' in this fashion, the combined thicknesses of the various parts does not exceed the thickness of carrier 30' to allow proper nesting of the various weights 6' against one another. For example, nut 94 is received in a recess 96 in carrier 30' so that it does not protrude beyond the adjacent face of carrier 30'. When tightened, washer 92 is flush or slightly inside of the other face of carrier 30'. Thus, each carrier 30' on each weight 6' can be abutted flush against the carriers 30 on the adjacent inside and outside weights 6' in the nested array of weights 6'.
[0054]If nut 94 or bolt 90 should become loose, the fact that cavity 84 is in the inner face of carrier 30' is beneficial. Weight 32 will still be trapped or retained between carrier 30' and the outer face of carrier 30' on the adjacent weight frame 20' lying to the inside. This enhances safety of dumbbell 2'.
[0055]The alternative embodiment of a selectorized dumbbell 2' as disclosed in FIGS. 8-12 has the advantages of the previous embodiment in that it can be completed by using readily available, low cost commodity weights 32. Thus, dumbbell 2' can also be shipped by the manufacturer with handle 4', the various weight frames 20' of the different weights 6', selector 8', and the necessary clamping washers 92, bolts 90 and nuts 94. Once dumbbell 2' reaches a destination in the hands of a distributor, retailer or purchaser, it can be completed by purchasing the required number of commodity weights 32 locally and by clamping each commodity weight 32 in a cavity 94 of one carrier 30'. Following completion in this manner, dumbbell 2' is ready for use in the normal method. The result is a dumbbell that is less expensive to manufacture and for the user to purchase.
[0056]Various modifications of this invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art. For example, the use of commodity weights 32 is not limited to selectorized dumbbells 2, 2' as shown herein, but could be used in any selectorized dumbbell including selectorized dumbbells where the selector is simply a movable part on the handle that cooperates with a recess, detent, cam lobe, etc. on each weight. In this event, the weights can still be manufactured as a weight frame that will receive a commodity weight 32 with commodity weight 32 supplying the mass that is needed as long at the weight frame carries the recess, detent, cam lobe, etc. that is required for cooperation with the selector.
[0057]Moreover, while the Applicants believe that it is most advantageous to purchase and unite commodity weights 32 to weight frames 20, 20' after weight frames 20, 20' are first shipped by the manufacturer to another destination, this is not necessary for every aspect of this invention. Weights 32 could be added to weight frames 20, 20' prior to shipment by the manufacturer as this still permits using readily available, low cost commodity weights 32 in the manufacture of selectorized dumbbells 2, 2'.
[0058]Low cost, cast iron commodity weights manufactured for use on traditional barbells or dumbbells are a preferred type of commodity weight that can be used with respect to dumbbells 2, 2'. However, large and heavy steel washers which are also readily available and relatively low cost can also comprise commodity weights 32.
[0059]Thus, the scope of this invention is to be limited only by the appended claims.
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It's a pity that we use the word 'WAR' so flippantly in this age.
War is hell.
There was quite the collective cringe when Carter's "Moral Equivalent of War" was announced….
The acronym of such proved lethal for his message.
Too bad there's no war on ignorance, but wait, that would be education, and yes, there IS a war on that as well, and gee, it isn't coming from those "nasty liberals" who keep getting attacked for thinking education is a GOOD thing!
The real war is the one on the middle class. All the others are just a distraction so voters won't notice. Follow the money. It all leads to the top 1%.
Only the nasty liberals think all of the education should be free to them without stopping to think where the money comes from. It's free government money, right?
You distort the truth beyond recognition.
"I don't want compromise with evil. We will NEVER accept the vile, evil distortions of Obama"
I truly hope you were being flippant with that remark. It made you sound mentally ill.
Eddie's just being consistent.
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I fear that non thinkers will accecpt whoever spends the most money on superpac ads.
obama endorsed gay marriage because he's having an affair with joe biden.
"Only the nasty liberals think all of the education should be free to them"
Yes! Charge people for knowledge! It's time for parents to pay to teach their infants and toddlers to speak and read too! * Life lessons are not covered and will be charged separately, prices subject to change.
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Of all the things u make on clocks u have to make a rammstein video in which had nothing at all to do wid the music, dude thats fuckin wierd, also i have never seen fruit kill each other and no offence u must-a-been pretty darn high to make such a screwd up flash, oh and quit ya whining against that previous reviewer maybe u should take abit of your own advice and "get the hell off of this website before it becomes worse" than it already is....the final thing i'd like to say is their are alot of talened artist's out on NG and people like you who take the "easy" way out and soak up page space, u could make a great flash in reasoning and people who make flash's from clocks, glocks, locks and any other fucking thing ending in "ock" in my opinion and manys they SUCK @$$
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Usually i HATE the clock crew i just can't stand them but i love this.
Why you may ask, simply because it has "Feuer Frei" which is in my opinion one of the best songs on "Mutter". Also, i would like to thank the author for actuallly spelling Rammstein correctly,- a iregularity on newgrounds- thank god.
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The Alzheimer's Association works with caregivers to enhance care and support for all those affected by Alzheimer's and other dementias. The Greater Indiana Chapter offers many education programs and care and support services for families throughout the disease. Comprehensive online resources are also available on our website at alz.org/indiana or by calling the 24/7 Helpline at 800.272.3900.
During Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month, the Alzheimer's Association encourages everyone to uncover the truth about Alzheimer's and to show their support for people living with the disease by doing the following:
•Participate in The Longest Day® on or before June 20, a sunrise-to-sunset event to honor those facing Alzheimer's disease with strength, heart and endurance.
•Join the Alzheimer's Association in wearing purple throughout the month. Share photos of yourself, family, friends and co-workers wearing the movement's signature color via Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc. with the hashtag #ENDALZ.
•Join us at the Fort Wayne TinCaps vs. Dayton Dragons game on June 5 at Parkview Field. The Alzheimer's Association will be the featured community organization, an Association volunteer will throw the first pitch and attendees will have the chance to learn more about Alzheimer's disease throughout the game. Help us turn Parkview Field purple! The game starts at 1 p.m.
•Support the Anne Kostoff Memorial Softball Game to raise awareness about Alzheimer's disease on June 20. The game, put together by local Eagle Scout Jonathan Thomas, will start at 7 p.m. at the University of St. Francis Baseball Field. Current teams include WANE TV and Adams Radio Group, and the event hopes to collect items to bring comfort to Alzheimer's patients such as coloring books, dolls and jigsaw puzzles.
•Swiss Village in Berne, Ind. will celebrate The Longest Day on Monday, June 20 with a day of activities. Staff and participants will be walking around the Swiss Village Campus from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. For those interested, a marathon of fitness classes will be taking place from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m at the Arthur & Gloria Muselman Wellness Pavilion. Classes include Sculpt and Tone, Senior Yoga, Zumba and many more. Swiss Village will also be selling purple shirts to raise funds for the Alzheimer's Association and Swiss Village Music & Memory Program.
•On Saturday, June 25, join the Iota Chi Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority for AKA's Bowl for Alzheimer's at Andorfer Commons, located at 1600 E. Washington Blvd., in Fort Wayne. This fun night of bowling will take place from 6:08 to 9:08 p.m., and benefits the Alzheimer's Association as part of The Longest Day.
•Visit alz.org/indiana/abam to uncover the critical truths about Alzheimer's and why they matter.
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Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert reached into his very deep 3-year-old
pocket and found yet another serious Derby contender in Tanma
Corporation's Super Ninety Nine, winner of Monday's $300,000 Southwest
Stakes (G3). The Pulpit colt, who was the trainer's fourth winner in the
race, earned 10 points for his victory based on Churchill Downs' new
requirements for making the Kentucky Derby field. Baffert also won the
race in 2010 with Conveyance and swept both divisions last year with
Castaway and Secret Circle.
Bet down to even money, Super Ninety Nine did not disappoint under a
confident ride by jockey Rafael Bejarano. He went straight to the lead
and never looked back setting reasonable fractions of 23 1/5 and 47 2/5
for the first half mile. Turning for home he began to separate himself
from his nine other rivals and drew off to win by 11 ¼ lengths in front
of a crowd of 25,854. He completed the 1 1/16 miles in 1:44 4/5 over a
track rated sloppy from the heavy rain that hit shortly before post
"Rafael (Bejarano) called me before the race and I just told him to
let him get away from there and do his thing," said Baffert, via phone
while on vacation in Mexico. "Turning for home, I could see he had
plenty of horse. It's exciting. This is the time of year when these
3-year-olds start getting exciting."
Fear the Kitten, who was off to a slow start, came wide into the
stretch and rallied to get second, while proving no match for the
winner. Heaven's Runway, the longest shot on the board at 59-1, also put
in a late rally to get third. Channel Isle, Always in a Tiz, Smarty
Jones winner Will Take Charge, Big Lute, Brown Almighty, Texas Bling and
Officer Alex completed the order of finish.
The Southwest was the third victory in five starts for Super Ninety
Nine and he has now earned $266,480. He returned $4.00, $3.80 and $3.00.
The exacta returned $66.80 and the trifecta paid $781.60.
The next step in Oaklawn's series leading to the April 13, $1 million
Arkansas Derby is the $600,000 Rebel Stakes (G2) Saturday, March 16.
Baffert wouldn't commit the winner to that race, but did feel confident
about a return trip with one of his 3-year-olds.
"We'll get him back home and see how he does," said Baffert. "We know
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The Dallas Mavericks now have 13 players under contract with fully guaranteed salaries for 2014-15 after the signed Richard Jefferson to his veteran minimum deal. The Mavs should start the regular season with a full 15-man team, which means they'll keep two more player from those signed between now and the start of training camp.
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text: With a stay at Hotel Andreas in Canazei (Fassa Valley), you'll be minutes from Dolaondes Canazei and close to Canazei - Pecol Gondola. This 4-star hotel is within close proximity of Centro Sportivo Ischia and Col Rodella Cable Car. Stay in one of 30 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Rooms have private balconies. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Spend the day on the slopes, or enjoy recreational amenities including a spa tub and a sauna. Additional amenities include complimentary wireless Internet access, an arcade/game room, and ski storage. Take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). Featured amenities include a safe deposit box at the front desk and an elevator (lift). Free self parking is available onsite. Recreational amenities at the hotel include a spa tub, a sauna, and a fitness center. The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby, fees may apply.


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Actor Louis Butelli is traveling the world in Gravedigger's Tale as part of the First Folio! The Book That Gave Us Shakespeare tour. Read an update from his travels below! Hello, friends! It's your very own Gravedigger, Louis Butelli writing you. I recently took Folger Theatre's production of Gravedigger's Tale to Oxford, Mississippi to perform at the lovely… Continue Reading »
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Hello, dear readers of the Folger Production Diary! This is your friend Louis Butelli writing you once again. How've you been? The reason for this entry is to proudly announce a brand new collaboration between myself, director Robert Richmond, Folger Theatre, and Folger Shakespeare Library's upcoming traveling exhibition, First Folio! The Book that Gave Us… Continue Reading »
Gravedigger's Tale is going on tour! Learn more and reserve for your organization today! Gravedigger's Tale is a new interactive one-man play based on Shakespeare's Hamlet. The play, developed by director Robert Richmond (Folger Theatre's Julius Caesar, Richard III, Henry V and more), features the Gravedigger, who appears to have much more knowledge about court life in Elsinore than originally thought. He… Continue Reading »
Hi again from your pal Louis Butelli. Here at Folger Theatre, we are coming to the end of our rehearsal period for Robert Richmond's production of Julius Caesar, and are preparing to enter technical rehearsals, lovingly known to theater practitioners as "tech." I'll say more about that at a later date. Meanwhile, our first preview… Continue Reading »
Hello! It's your friend Louis Butelli here. I'll be playing Cassius in Robert Richmond's upcoming production of Julius Caesar at Folger Theatre. We begin previews on October 28th, and tickets are on sale…get yours by clicking here. We are currently in week 2 of rehearsals, and we couldn't possibly be having more fun putting it… Continue Reading »
For ever, and for ever farewell, Brutus! / If we do meet again, we'll smile indeed –Cassius, V.i Hello again from your friend Louis Butelli. I'll be returning to the Folger Theatre this fall to play Cassius in Robert Richmond's production of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. Tickets are now on sale: click here to get yours. In the play,… Continue Reading »
Hello again! Your pal Louis Butelli here with the second in a series of blog posts in advance of Folger Theatre's upcoming production of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. Recently, I wrote about a recent debate on Twitter concerning whether or not the plays of William Shakespeare are "relatable," and whether or not it matters (read the… Continue Reading »
The exhalations whizzing in the air / Give so much light that I may read by them (Julius Caesar, II.i.46-47) Today's guest post comes from Jim Hunter, the lighting designer for Julius Caesar. Jim is a professor of theatrical design at the University of South Carolina as well as a professional designer. Jim and director Robert Richmond collaborated last year on… Continue Reading »
The very talented Robert Richmond (the upcoming Julius Caesar, Richard III, Twelfth Night, Henry V, and Henry VIII) returned to Omega Studios last week along with a cast of Folger favorites to record Julius Caesar in advance of the production opening in October. The recording will be available through the Folger Luminary App, as well as on CD through… Continue Reading »
When I'm not orchestrating the deaths of my friends and relatives on the Folger's stage in our current production of Richard III, I teach at Avenues: The World School, in New York City. This past Monday, I returned to school to update my 8th graders on how the play's been progressing, as they prepare to journey… Continue Reading »


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LAKE FOREST, IL – The Chicago Bears waived vested veteran LS Jeremy Cain and signed LB Lawrence Wilson to the practice squad.
Cain appeared in the last two games for Chicago as the Bears long snapper.
The 6-1, 229-pound Wilson was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the sixth round (166th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft. He has spent time with Carolina, Tennessee, New Orleans and Chicago but has not appeared in a regular season game. He spent the 2013 preseason with the Bears, gathering five defensive tackles, including one tackle for a loss and two special teams stops.
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Under the old system you could register anyone you liked, without having to produce any ID. This meant fraudsters could bag votes for people who didn't actually exist. We saw serious abuse of this flaw in the Tower Hamlets Mayoral elections last year, and the courts have since overturned the election result. In 21st Century Britain ballot stuffing is not acceptable.
This is a lesson that Mr Pickles and his government, as well as the opposition, needs to grasp with alacrity and start to work together to undo the harm that has already been done. Otherwise, we can expect communal, pork barrel politics to increasingly become the norm and so more of the likes of Luftur Rahman running councils and unwelcome Trojan Horses appearing in schools and elsewhere.
We are hearing a lot about development at the moment. The Mayor of London has released an audacious paper about what London should look like. From the Olympics to the airports debate everyone is excited about the modernising face of London. And yet too often ordinary people are promised affordable homes, then shut out of the development process whilst space is eaten up by unaccountable giants.
Rahman tries to claim that only he and those who support him have stood up to the EDL and other racist groups so that he can attack anybody who challenges his policies as implicitly racist. The puerile nature of this argument would be laughable were it not so dangerous - it isn't just the right-wing that can stir up community division.
Recently the Cross Government Group on Anti Muslim Hatred reported a growing and disturbing trend of hostility towards British Muslims. One statistic stood out in particular - namely that a quarter of young people apparently "do not trust Muslims". I was not surprised in the slightest by the group's further findings.
UPDATE: Two men have been arrested after the EDL and members of the Muslim community held demonstrations in the London borough of Tower Hamlets. ...
Old Flo is being used as a political football; those that talk about art at a time of austerity are the ones that do not have issues with finances. For many in Tower Hamlets life has been getting tougher, when the credit crunch hit, some of them had no credit to crunch, whilst the lovey-dovey, pretentious wine sipping art lovers enjoyed well paid jobs.


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After three non-conference wins in its first four games, Alabama returns its attention to conference action with this weekend's visit from Ole Miss.
The Rebels look to be improving under new head coach Hugh Freeze, but they will face a daunting task in trying to upset the nation's top team.
Meanwhile, for the top-ranked Tide, this game will be about keeping their foot on the gas pedal and continuing to improve each week as the competition begins to get tougher.
What should Tide fans be looking for from the new-look Rebels?
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As a kid growing up in Maryland, it was normal to me that schools close at the forecast of an inch or two of snow. I knew that it was a bit laughable compared with how the Midwest and Northeast handle snow, but it is the reality of winters in the Mid-Atlantic.
And I certainly wasn't complaining. Without exception, the dozen-plus snow days that I enjoyed as a child were joyous occasions. Mainly, I remember celebrating by drinking hot chocolate and going sledding with my brother at my grandma's house. I was a picky eater, so I probably ate my usual peanut butter and jelly sandwich with the crusts cut off for lunch.
But hearing that school is canceled due to weather does not bring joy to every child. In our 2012 national survey of teachers, "Hunger in Our Schools," one teacher in the Midwest told us, "The saddest are the children who cry when we get out early for a snow day because they won't get lunch."
That's right – for the 21 million kids who rely on meals served at school as their primary source of nutrition, news of a snow day can bring tears. And while many districts serve lunch before an early dismissal to avoid this very problem, what happens when school is closed altogether, and for days at a time?
The short answer: some kids go hungry. Here in Maryland, we saw an extreme example during February 2010's "Snowmaggedon," the biggest storm in nearly 90 years which dropped more than 3 feet of snow in some areas of the Washington, DC metro region.
The Associated Press reported on the child hunger that resulted from schools' closure for a week, interviewing Marla Caplon, Director of Food and Nutrition for Montgomery County Public Schools and a No Kid Hungry champion, and several families in need:
The two snowstorms that pummeled the region, leaving more than 3 feet of snow in some areas, deprived tens of thousands of children from Virginia to Pennsylvania of the free or reduced-price school lunch that may be their only nutritious meal of the day. The non-profits that try to meet the need when school is not in session also closed their doors for much of the week, leaving many families looking at bare cupboards. And many parents working hourly jobs were unable to earn any money during the week, as the snow forced businesses to close.
In heroic fashion, Ms. Caplon arranged for local food bank Manna Food Center to bring boxes of food to two still-closed elementary schools. The school district notified parents of the distribution using the automated phone system, and approximately 200 grateful families came to pick up provisions:
Otto Tambito, a Fairfax County father of two, said his family burned through much of its savings during the week off from school and work. Tambito works as a window cleaner and an electrician, but was unable to travel to jobs. His wife, who cleans houses for a living, was in the same boat.
"We hope that thing melts down and we start again," he said.
Maritza Hernandez, a 32-year-old mother who came to pick up food Friday, said her usual baby-sitting income dried up during the snow days, and her husband had no work either. The couple and their 5-year-old son survived all week on beans, tortillas and the occasional egg, she said.
"We were sad that we didn't have enough to go shopping," she said.
Of course, child hunger during time off from school is not a new a concern. The Maryland No Kid Hungry Campaign's office in Baltimore has been humming lately with planning meetings for innovative new ways to distribute meals to kids this summer.
Unlike summer, snow days are unscheduled – part of what can make them so exciting. Please, the next time you find yourself celebrating a snow day, take a moment to think about who doesn't benefit – then pledge to end childhood hunger at www.NoKidHungry.org.


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Hudson Valley is known for their strong traditional, vintage, reproduction and contemporary lighting. Offering the same attention to detail that was evident during the early twentieth century, Hudson Valley boasts a range of classic finishes and glass selections that will surely satisfy even the most discriminating customer.
The Exeter Wall Sconce No. 4721/4731 is available with the following:
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Finish: Antique Nickel, Old Bronze, Polished Nickel
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